One less Public Holiday in 2011

**Oakie** · 8th December 2009, 11:53

Originally Posted by StoneY

The thing that guts me about ANZAC day, is its only worthy a holiday (in the gubbermints eye's) if it falls mid week

It's not so much a holiday as a rememberance day on which we are given a holiday so we can pay proper respect. Unfortunately the people who don't work on the day miss out.

**Oakie** · 8th December 2009, 11:57

Originally Posted by steve_t

The employers of the country rejoice

unless they end up having the public holiday observed on the tuesday like this year's boxing day and day after new year's

The Act only allows Xmas and New Years to be Mondayised (real word!).

**Flatcap** · 8th December 2009, 12:00

Originally Posted by Oakie

No.

10chars

Stupid Labour party got that law wrong as well then

**Naki Rat** · 8th December 2009, 12:11

Originally Posted by Oakie

..... Easter Monday is similarly fixed and that the Catholic Church provides guidance on the date.

Discuss.

Not necessarily Catholic but obviously Christian based.

Easter falls on the first Sunday after the Full Moon on or next after the vernal equinox (Spring... March 20 or 21). However, if the Full Moon occurs on a Sunday, Easter is celebrated on the following Sunday.

So now you know

**oldrider** · 8th December 2009, 12:32

Originally Posted by StoneY

The thing that guts me about ANZAC day, is its only worthy a holiday (in the gubbermints eye's) if it falls mid week
Thats an insult to the fallen IMO

Also, that Easter ( a religeous holiday) still causes non religeous people to suffer at the hands of the zealots, eg the trading limitations posed on and around this bullshit religeous crap, for goodness sake.....ya aint allowed to say a prayer at school anymore without permission but the gubbermint WILL fine you for trading at Easter?
Hypocricy!!!

FFS when is Catholocism going to get buried, its the 21'st century and I for one would rather celebrate the memory of the guys who gave it all for our freedom than a myth from aincient rome based on the life of a carpenter some muppet belived was born of a virgin in a barn.....

I suggest that the fallen would probably be more upset about many "other behaviours" of successive governments since their sacrifice, before they would feel dishonoured by the "rules" of ANZAC day!

The sacrifice of the ANZAC's was above all else, to uphold our national and individual "freedom"! Successive governments have steadily eroded both IMHO!

Personally, I believe if you are a trader and you want to offer trade, it is between you and your customer and nobody else!

The only limitation in trading hours should be set by those parties directly affected, I.E. trade or do not trade! Freedom of the individual!

Bloody interfering busybody governments and pressure groups etc, should mind their own business!

Catholicism, is the business of those who would be catholic, you don't have to go there unless you want to! Freedom of choice!

However, it is your right to have and express an opinion about it, as it is the right of others to listen or not! Freedom of speech!

There are too many stupid restricting rules, regulations and laws governing our lives, it's time to clean them out!

Bring back freedom and individual rights, abolish dumb laws! ASAP!

**slofox** · 8th December 2009, 13:37

I'll be dead by 2011 so what the fuck...

**crazyhorse** · 8th December 2009, 14:53

Well, the bright thing for shop people is, that they are only closed for one half day and not too - therefore better for their business......

**crazyhorse** · 8th December 2009, 14:54

Originally Posted by slofox

I'll be dead by 2011 so what the fuck...

Crikey! That's abit sad. Sure hope not. You'll at least see the beginning of 2012.............

**dogsnbikes** · 8th December 2009, 15:04

Originally Posted by Oakie

we have discovered that Easter Monday falls on the same day as ANZAC Day (25 April of course)

So if I see those old buggers from the RSA shooting the easter bunny I will know why

And because I am really bored I have worked out that I am rostered off that weekend

**Brett** · 8th December 2009, 22:14

Originally Posted by Ixion

Easter Monday has little (almost no) Christian significance. It's just a holiday. Many countries don't even have it. Easter Day (Sunday) or Good Friday would be another matter.

For sure, Easter Monday is little more than a holiday. Easter Friday & Sunday are the big ones for Christians and even then, they are just dates that were chosen to remember the death through resurection...for all we know it actually happened on Christmas and Jesus was probably born on Easter

**bikemike** · 8th December 2009, 22:54

The resurrection IS the 25th December, in northern Hemisphere. Someone from astronomy please..?
And then there's Easter :-)

Plenty of good reasons for holidays, just not Holidays please.

I'd quite like a quiet day once a week - you know, no lawnmowers, chainsaws, building, DIY, just a day off. If we could stretch to that I'd barely need 'holidays' to 'get away from it all'.

**Donor** · 9th December 2009, 07:06

Originally Posted by StoneY

FFS when is Catholocism going to get buried, its the 21'st century and I for one would rather celebrate the memory of the guys who gave it all for our freedom than a myth from aincient rome based on the life of a carpenter some muppet belived was born of a virgin in a barn.....

Yeah, but at the risk of being labelled PC and soft, there are a lot of people who believe in it.

...though the catholics can fuck off, they're a weird mob... don't trust any church led by blokes who wear dresses.