On 06/23/14, Nancy Backus pondered and said...
 
 NB>  PH> Hi Nancy... it's September 7th over here... strange as that may soun
 NB>  PH> to you
 NB> 
 NB> It only sounds strange if one is locked into thinking that everyone has
 NB> the exact same customs all over the world... always on the exact same
 NB> day...     We get lulled into thinking that to be the case with such
 NB> holidays as Christmas that ARE the same (pretty much) everywhere...  It

Yes although I think in the states it's quite a short holiday break? Here in
NZ the school kids are out of school from late Dec until early Feb... as it's
summer then over here.

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