Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-08
THE WORLD AND ITS HOLIDAYS.

There will be only So days exclusive of Sundays,
during the year 1921 when some country somewhere
in the world is not celebrating holiday of one sort
or another. Even this small number of world wide
working days will be reduced by advances to other
days of celebrations which would otherwise fall on
Sundays Moreover there will be further abstentions
from toll for religious and other festivals not recog-
nized as holidays by governments or banks but
which nevertheless will be participated in by many
thousand men and women. OF all countries Turkey
is most given the keeping of holidays, there being
twenty-six days in the year. when special celebra-
tions are held Scotland, with only five holidays,
is the country most thrifty of its time.
These and a multitude of other facts concerning
the times and customs Of all peoples are contained
in the fourth edition of Bank and Public Holidays
Throughout the World, the annual publication Of
the Guaranty Trust Company of New York. which
has just been issued for the year 1921.
AS in previous editions this book is divided into
two parts Part contains the chronological list, in
the usual calendar arrangement with the names Of
the states, countries and colonies in which there is
holiday printed under the date which the actual
observance will take place. Part ii comprises an
alphabetical list of the principal countries and
colonies of the world, including the subdivisions of
Australia and the states of the American Union.
with the dates and names of holidays which will
be celebrated in each during the ensuing year.
In presenting the current volume of Bank and
Public Holidays, now generally recognized an
authority on the subject, the company says
"The world is still too much distracted by the
manifold problems incident to readjusment to the
profound changes resulting from the to devote
much attention to the matter of holidays. Surpris-
ingly few countries have, as yet set apart dates
concentrating any of the events connected with
the great conflict its close. The present issue of
Bank and Public Holidays therefore, contains rela-
lively few changes in the holidays of the various
countries and colonies, although many lists
have been added. For the republics in central
Europe now having diplomatic and consular repre-
sentatives in the United States and well-estabshed
banking connections here the lists given in this
edition practically official On the other hand,
it is still impossible authentic information
regarding the holidays actually being observed in
the vast regions formerly comprised within the
Russian empire.
an this edition the footnotes under the differ
rally amplified and brought up to date, and will be
found to contain much interesting information re-
garding the holidays observed in each locality. Par
ticular pains have been taken to ascertain and
Marie briefly the facts relative to the observance
of election day legal holiday in the United
States and its possessions.
1.-The tendency noted in previous editions, to
suppress all minor holidays and give official recog-
milton only to those of national importance still con
tinues-partcularly in countries formerly having
large numbers of religious fetes generally accepted
as bank and public holidays, and those where the
observance of dates connected with the reignng
family more or less general Large numbers of
holidays of the latter class have been omitted in
this and the preceding editions, the rule being to
insert only those actually observed by banks and