Time off and a healthy lifestyle are driving some young Americans to Europe: 'You are a person first and a worker 2nd' - eviltoast

Some young American workers are moving to Europe in hopes of a healthier and happier life.

  • skitlex@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    You do know that most public holidays are based on christian events right? Spacing those out is only possible if we separate those days from religion.

    The statuary minimum holiday entitlement of 20 days (most employers give 25+) can be used freely.

    • prole@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      I mean, to be fair, many of those holidays aren’t actually based on when Christian events happened. It’s usually more like co-opting an already existing pagan holiday, and forcing it to fit into some story about their religion. It’s often not even in the same fucking season of when an actual event in Christianity may have happened (if at all).

    • Damage@feddit.it
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      1 year ago

      Heh, even here in the home of Christianity we have multiple secular holidays: liberation day, workers’ day, republic day, ferragosto …

      Cool thing is, you can even make up holidays if you want!

    • Sodis@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      I mean, they kinda place King’s/Queen’s Day how it suits them. And there are possible Christian holidays in the second half of the year as well.

        • neo2478@sh.itjust.works
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          1 year ago

          Except for Queen Beatrix’s birthday which was originally in January and her mother’s was in September, but both of them celebrated Queen’s day in April.

          So they really move the date around as it is convenient to be a nicer celebration.

        • Sodis@feddit.de
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          1 year ago

          Sure, that’s why they kept it at the 30.4., when Beatrix got queen, who has her birthday on 31.1.