There was no Christmas wreath on the front door, no holiday lights.
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But no Italian holiday is complete without an elaborate meal.
For the world's manufacturers, post-holiday no-shows are an increasingly frustrating part of China's tightening labor market.
Halloween in the United States is an increasingly odd holiday, no longer child's play, but on this evening I was thinking about another holiday, this one official, that is coming up this week: Veterans Day.
Many parents see nothing wrong with it, and some have no choice because their holiday dates are fixed by their employers.
The usual post-holiday lull no doubt played a part, although estimates of a much steeper drop in PC sales than usual suggest more was afoot.
The unitary authority said it was pleased services would operate until the end of October because it "ensures there will be no disruption to the holiday season".
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When questioned, Mr Pachnia claimed he was on a holiday and had no knowledge of the drugs.
Perhaps it is no coincidence that post-holiday depression after the Christmas period follows a time of abundance and excess.
Many workers returning home later this month for the annual end-of-Ramadan holiday will have no jobs to come back to.
To combine cooking instruction and holiday travel look no further than Jenni Muir's beautifully illustrated "Cooking School Holidays" (New York, Abbeville Press, 2004).
Our reporters on Capitol Hill tell me there is no enthusiasm for the tax holiday among lawmakers, except for two of the three who are running for president.
"The holiday season is no longer black Friday or bust, " he wrote, "it's really becoming Black November" as retailers shovel out deep discounts in anticipation of black Friday.
Bankers have no reason to fret over holiday bonuses, however.
Singapore has said there is no need for a bank holiday, but has a cash hoard in place should depositors pull out money to last them through a Y2K crisis.
For many the introduction of the euro will be no worse than going on holiday abroad or moving to another country: They will have to learn to juggle the numbers of a new currency.
With the U.S. government closed for the Columbus Day holiday Monday there were no economic reports released.
Package delivery companies added 42, 000 employees, a large proportion of whom were no doubt sacked once the online holiday shopping season ended.
But, as the Big Easy prepares to host the party-slash-national holiday it does like no other, Super Bowl Sunday, it's worth remembering that life has not yet returned to normal for everyone here.
John Breaux, D-Louisiana, a key player who has his own compromise plan, said he had concerns about the payroll tax holiday because there is no way to guarantee employers would pass the 6.2 percent tax cut onto employees.
The original "Last Holiday" was written by no less a literary light than J.
The London markets were closed for a holiday Monday and there were no gold fixings.
If the golfer on your list travels to play, the holiday shopping decision is a no brainer.
They got to take advantage of the RMD holiday, so there was no April 1 deadline in 2010.
No, I am not bashing the holiday and the spirit of giving-but how about a dash of reason.
The U.S. government is closed for the Columbus Day holiday Monday and there are no economic reports due for release.
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