It is now six days into the new year and I have only seen another worker in my office once since Christmas. These people really understand what a winter break is. Apparently today is yet another official holiday called “Trettondagen”, or “The 13th Day After Christmas”. I am not joking. If ever there was a holiday created just to have another day off work, this is it. I still can’t get anyone to explain what it’s for or what it means.
I spent my Trettondagen watching Apple release a bunch of pastel iPods, cleaning up a non-profit newsletter, and inducing sleep in a desperate attempt to approach some schedule that allows me to catch this season’s five hours of light per day.
Boston has all kinds of crazy holidays. Like Patriot's Day, which should really be called Marathon Day. It's awesome.
Posted by: Dyana | January 07, 2004 at 08:46 PM
It seemed like that in England too. Bank Holidays every other week. Can someone tell me what a Bank Holiday is?
Posted by: Miss Tiffany | April 07, 2004 at 02:32 PM