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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