Talk:List of holidays commemorating individuals

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What is a "holiday"? Our Holiday article (now that I've fixed some 5-day-old silly IP vandalism) starts off with "A holiday is a day set aside by custom or by law on which normal activities, especially business or work including school, are suspended or reduced.".

If we only include official government holidays, then sadly Guy Fawkes Night has to go: it's not a public holiday, no-one gets time off work, though it's a widely recognised and celebrated annual date in England. Similarly in Scotland there's Burns Night, widely celebrated, not a holiday.

Saint Patrick's Day is a public holiday in Ireland and some other places. We perhaps need a note of clarification to point out that although every day of the year is dedicated to at least one Christian saint, these are not included in the list unless they are a public holiday in at least one country. But a lot of saints' days are indeed public holidays in various places - it's instructive to click on some of the many links in List of holidays by country (which ought to be Lists of holidays by country?), and have a look at List of multinational festivals and holidays.

Darwin Day and other commemorations? Extinct holidays such as Lee–Jackson–King Day? (Need a column for "period observed", a start date for many and a start-finish range for some.) Lots of interesting questions. PamD 08:38, 12 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Steve irwin day

Steve Irwin day should be added 71.176.76.206 (talk) 20:42, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]