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On 2024-10-31 16:31, erik simpson wrote:
> On 10/31/24 10:13 AM, Burkhard wrote:
>> Q: Why do programmers confuse Halloween with Christmas?
>>
> That's a programming error.  When the Halloween object is instantiated, 
> it contains the date.  Similarly with Christmas.
> 
> On the other hand, merchants bleed together both, including Thanksgiving 
> for countries that recognize that

It's worse in Canada. Our Thanksgiving is in October and it provides 
absolutely no buffer between Halloween and Xmas. We get two months of Xmas.

André

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