-=> Quoting Paul Hayton to Nancy Backus on 06-23-14 18:36 <=-

 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

 PH> Yes although I think in the states it's quite a short holiday break?
 PH> Here in NZ the school kids are out of school from late Dec until early
 PH> Feb... as it's summer then over here.

True... being in the southern hemisphere your seasons are 180 from
ours... ;)  Here, though, it's a longer break than most regular school
breaks, since it's often as much as a month...  2-3 weeks, anyway,
usually...  :)  And colleges often take a break then too... with a
winter interim session for the month of January... starting their Spring
Semester in February...  :)

ttyl        neb

... Will a hand scanner do feet too?