Thanksgiving day

[goodstudent]

I understand that Thanksgiving day is a one day public holiday.

Do people usually take leave before and after Thanksgiving day?

I am not living in US, so I am not clear about it.

Thanks.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Since Thanksgiving Day is always a Thursday, it is common for people to take that Friday off to get a four-day weekend.

 

[goodstudent]

Is it common for people to take off on the Mon/Tue/Wed (either one or all three days) before Thanksgiving day?

Is it common for people to take off on the Mon/Tue/Wed (either one or all three days) after Thanksgiving day?

Thanks

 

[MikeNewYork]

Not as common as Friday.

 

[Rover_KE]

A good student would have noticed that Mike capitalised both words in Thanksgiving Day.

 

[SoothingDave]

Since Thanksgiving Day is always a Thursday, it is common for people to take that Friday off to get a four-day weekend.

The companies I have worked for had that Friday as a holiday as well. Schoolkids are off, which forces many parents to have to be home that day.

The following Monday is a school and work holiday, too, because it is the first day of deer hunting season. So it's a 5-day weekend.

 

[goodstudent]

Is the following Monday always a holiday? Is it official US holiday?

If I am not wrong, after Thanksgiving day, the coming Friday is Black Friday Sale, and coming Monday is Cyber Monday?

 

[MikeNewYork]

The following Monday is not an official holiday. Nor is the Friday after Thanksgiving Day. These are shopping days created by retailers.

 

[Rover_KE]

If I am not wrong, after Thanksgiving day...

I notice that you thanked me for post #5, but you have made the same mistake again.

 

[goodstudent]

Is it that Whatever Day (holiday), the word Day needs to be capatilised?

e.g. New Year Day, Boxing Day, Christmas Day...

 

[goodstudent]

The following Monday is not an official holiday. Nor is the Friday after Thanksgiving Day. These are shopping days created by retailers.

Roughly (estimate from your experience) how many % of the people would be having holiday on the Friday and Monday?

 

[Rover_KE]

Is it that Whatever Day (holiday), the word 'Day' needs to be capitalised?

e.g. New Year'​s Day, Boxing Day, Christmas Day...

I'll say 'yes', but it wouldn't surprise me if somebody found some exceptions.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes.

 

[SoothingDave]

Roughly (estimate from your experience) how many % of the people would be having holiday on the Friday and Monday?

Note the distinction between a Federal (US gov't) holiday and a company holiday. The day after Thanksgiving is not a Federal holiday. Banks are open. Mail is delivered.

It is a company holiday for most people, in my experience, with "office" jobs. If it is not a company holiday, the vast majority take the day off as a vacation.

The Monday after is not a Federal holiday. It's significance as a shopping day is recent and predicated on people shopping from their computers at work.

This Monday is a school holiday in my state, Pennsylvania, because it is the first day of deer hunting. This is also a day many people take off as vacation. Or, like at my company, is a holiday negotiated by the labor union. This has nothing to do with Cyber Monday.

In other states, it is not a holiday at all.

 

[goodstudent]

"This Monday is a school holiday in my state, Pennsylvania, because it is the first day of deer hunting." "In other states, it is not a holiday at all.", in other states there is no deer hunting?

 

[MikeNewYork]

It is unusual to have a statewide school holiday for deer season even if there is deer hunting in that state.

 

[SoothingDave]

Other states that do have deer hunting don't have their seasons at the same time as we do. And the idea of the day being a school holiday may not even be statewide, but it is in this part of the state.

 

[Barb_D]

I live in Pennsylvania. School is in session on Monday. Each district sets their own holiday schedule. It is NOT a state holiday on Monday.

I don't know many who take the Monday after off. Many take the Wednesday before off as they travel to family (like we do) or start prepping for a full day of cooking.