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comparative list of Festivals and Holidays is recorded for comparison on 

 Table E. 



St. David's Day 



St. Patrick's Day . . . 



Lady Day 



Good Friday 



( Easter Sunday 



t St. George's Day 



f Leap Day (Holiday) . . 

 1 Whit-Sunday 



Dominion Day (Canada) 



Independence Day (U.S.A.) 



August Bank Holiday 



Michaelmas Day 



Martinmas Day 



Thanksgiving Day (U.S. A,) 



St. Andrew's Day 



Christmas Day 



Year 1916 Dates. 



March 1 

 . March 17 

 . March 25 

 . April 21 



April 



April 

 .. Feb. 



June 



July 



July 

 • Aug. 

 . Sept. 

 . Nov. 



Nov. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



23 

 23 

 29 

 11 

 1 



7 

 29 

 23 



30 

 25 



Suggested Dat^s. 



March 4 



March 20 

 , March 28 



April 27 



May 



May 



June 

 . Sol. 



Sol. 



Sol. 

 ■ Aug. 

 . Sept, 

 . Nov. 

 . Nov. 



Nov. 

 . Dec. 



u 



16 

 2 

 20 

 19 

 20 

 26 

 22 



After the International Conference decides upon the best fixed order 

 of the 365 days of the year in weeks and months, each nation will con- 

 tinue free to fix its own Holidays, but for the convenience of their people 

 it is hoped thait they will tend to hold holidays adjoining Sunday, and 

 preferably on the Monday, to increase the enjoyment of their workers, 

 e.g. In Canada " Dominion Day '' would fall on Saturday the 14th of 

 tàe new month, and though much better there linked with Sunday than 

 on Wednesday (as happens this year), would be more conveniently held 

 on the Monday loth to avoid disturbing the Saturday markets when most 

 of the workers do their shopping. They would like the Saturday half- 

 day to extend their holiday visits. 



It is suggested to our American friends that they could gain more 

 from their national holidays, if they were thus permanently combined 

 with the week-ends for public convenience, by merely moving " Indepen- 

 dence Day " one day forward, and •' Thanksgiving Day " one day later, 

 just as they now do temporarily when those holidays fall on Sunday. 



If those suggestions were adopted these vigorous nations of North 

 America whose interchange of commerce and interests are so rapidly 

 increasing, might derive mutual advantage and greater convenience by 

 both celebrating those national holidays on the 16th of the new month. 

 That would be fair to both, as each would have adjusted its date by one 

 working day for their united benefit. 



