Do you have good friday off?

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Dover Soles

In the UK it's treated as such a special day that even newspapers aren't published on Good Friday (although I daresay SOME of the greedy proprietors will publish "and be damned") ! ! !

Jakerooney

Hi,
Although many people will have the day off here it is not compulsory, most businesses remain open for trading and therefore require staff to work. A lot of people (like me) are given the day off (usually paid) so that the companys can avoid paying overtime rate.

Hope this helps

witeczek2002

In Poland, Good Friday is not a day off work (Easter Monday is), but managers tend to give their workforce free Good Friday afternoons. And in Polish branches of UK, American or German companies they have the full Good Friday off.

Kari L

It's a holiday here in Finland.
Easter monday is holiday as well.

Deni

it's official holiday her in denmark

lolly

I have Friday and Monday off, yippeeeeeeeeeeeeee

malibugirl

Yes in the UK we have Good Friday off and the following bank holiday Monday.

knowitall

I forgets if here in the UK we do have good Friday off work..
For the past 2 and the one coming up I will be on holiday abroad.

Dreamangel

Yep and better still I;ve coming to Malta tomorrow for the good Friday parade! Look out for me! wow

Butterfly girl

In England, there is Both Friday and Easter Monday holidays. It's a nice way to remember the passion of Christ, isn't it ?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/14/ap/world/mainD8GVUBIG1.shtml

An Infidel

I'm so glad this was brought up. I'm really tired of how the business and schools in America keep taking away holidays. I mean come on, I'm so sick of the mindset of "work work work". What's happened to our family values, isn't this a great time to spend with our families. Is this one day off going to hurt anyoen or anything regardless of your beliefs. It's just so irritating. I remember when I was kid, we use to have Columbus Day and President's Day off now we don't get those off anymore either.

Europians seem to get tons of holidays, hmmm maybe I need to move to the UK...hahahahahaha.

Anywho, I think it should remain a day that schools and most businesses (other than those essential) are closed.

If it's religion that is the focus of why it's not recognized, then what's next Christmas? July 4th since it's just an American holiday and someone could get offended or even Thanksgiving. Good gried, the politcal correctness in this nation has just gone too far.

long_luscious_lashes

Yes, I'm in England and we have Good Friday off. We also have Easter Monday off. HURRAH!!!!!

kaz

Some people wili get it of unfortunately others like nurses doctors police super market staff have to continue working. The lucky ones are the banks as its a bank holiday

noshie

In Australia we have Good Friday off.

Lawyer

Yes we do

gypsy

in the usa you dont get the day off (especially if you work retail) you have to make the almighty dollar, in malta they have tons of days off thats why the people there arent used to workiing as hard as other countries

Wolfe

Yea here in America we get like a whole week off for it

Christopher D

Yep Friday off! And the Monday as well, two four day weeks and a long week end fandabydosy!

chillipope

We do - wahaay - and I'll be down at the beach

thor_gare

No in Sweden we didnt have anything off..LoL..but i had a "good friday" on my own wid my bf..LoL..he cooked & i ate..yummy yummy.. :)

brianthesnailuk2002

Yup, in the UK we do too ... and Monday : )

zeldieuk2002

usually we work, but this year we are having the fri, sat, sun, mon and tues off so it's going to be a nice extra long weekend off for me.

my old job we used to have to work bank holidays and good friday, it was so annoying

Tyanna-Daisy

Not any more though shops close early and I used to have extra pay if I worked it.

Just read through the other answers and I want to know why does everyone else have good friday off and I don't lol. :o)

Robb the B.D.C.

No but then I'm not religious.

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