I think there may be reasons in addition to that quoted by Nathan it was
also a holiday in my county (as opposed to neighbouring Zurich which
had labour day the 1st May) in Switzerland (not in the EU), here it is
known as Ascension Day
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascension_day>
On 10/05/2013 08:44, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> You mean that EU eurocrats have their very own personal public holiday? How
> quaint.
>
>
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