Hulot, the French bureaucrat in charge of holidays, is a twit who should be fired forthwith.
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It remains third on the list of holidays when consumers spend the most (behind Christmas and Valentine's Day).
But teachers' unions have offered the proposals a mixed welcome, with little support for breaking up the current pattern of holidays.
The very notion of holidays perpetuates the age-old observation of "holy days".
This line-up of holidays at the beginning of May gives people almost ten days off of work (a perk that might inspire envy in many industrious people in the US).
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It is important to make the most of it and I will be taking a couple of holidays with various friends and family, making sure I totally switch off from football.
"This is where the individual or whole family is based in military accommodation and they buy or rent another home in Wales, usually in readiness for retirement but it may equally be for the purposes of holidays etc, " a spokesperson said.
"People will probably reduce the duration of their holidays...at the end of the day, people will continue to holiday, " she says.
When the glow of the holidays fades away, and there are still months of cold ahead, the warm, clear waters of the islands to the south call to us.
More than 100, 000 gallons of water are usually siphoned off from the River Amman to fill it and at the end of the holidays it is drained and mothballed for 10 months of the year.
The problem with that lofty projection, several economists say, is that three of those holidays occur every year, so the cost can't all be laid at the feet of William and Kate.
The precious metals and most other markets are trading quietly ahead of the holidays.
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Many sites will throw in a reminder notice to keep track of important holidays.
At times of national holidays, Mr Punch is regarded as someone who ought to be there.
Students will work from 09:00 to 17:00, and take annual leave instead of school holidays.
There was no fresh, market-moving developments overnight as the market place is calm ahead of the holidays.
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But since 1999 working life in China has had one big compensation: a trio of weeklong holidays.
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The firm hopes that nice restaurants and sellers of romantic holidays will pay to pitch to loved-up couples.
Along with Stirling and Falkirk Councils, Clackmannanshire uses an agreed formula in setting the pattern of school holidays.
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While the figure always rises ahead of the holidays, analysts at Capital Economics noted it was a healthy sign.
The local authority is launching a consultation on the pattern of school holidays.
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Germans are brought up to adore the Greece of Pericles, Socrates and Demosthenes, and the country of package holidays.
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Many sites will throw in a nifty electronic address book and a reminder notice to keep track of important holidays.
For those feeling the spending hangover of the holidays, an obvious resolution might be to stop shopping cold turkey.
"It all started with us talking about childhood experiences of family holidays and we took that concept to its extreme, " said Lowe.
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Employees will appreciate hearing how to best handle vacation requests, and have a reminder of office holidays and any work-related holiday celebrations.
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Japan's Nikkei fell 2.8% to 9119.14, its largest percentage drop of the year, after reopening following two days of public holidays last week.
Since adopting the two-day weekend and with the addition of special holidays, Chinese workers now enjoy 114 leisure (and spending) days a year.
It said the companies were financially bonded with a total payment protection policy in respect of coach holidays sold before 31 December 2010.
Many of these holidays and deep in-store sales will take place in August, and their impact on retail revenue should be more than negligible.
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