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authorRichard M. Stallman2006-12-26 03:12:22 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman2006-12-26 03:12:22 +0000
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(Holidays): Holiday listing is based on current practice, but DST is not.
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@@ -526,12 +526,8 @@ categories of holidays. You can use this command even if you don't have
526a calendar window. 526a calendar window.
527 527
528 The dates used by Emacs for holidays are based on @emph{current 528 The dates used by Emacs for holidays are based on @emph{current
529practice}, not historical fact. Historically, for instance, the start 529practice}, not historical fact. For example Veteran's Day began in
530of daylight savings time and even its existence have varied from year to 5301919, but is shown in earlier years.
531year, but present United States law mandates that daylight savings time
532begins on the second Sunday in March. When the daylight savings rules
533are set up for the United States, Emacs always uses the present
534definition, even though it is wrong for some prior years.
535 531
536@node Sunrise/Sunset 532@node Sunrise/Sunset
537@section Times of Sunrise and Sunset 533@section Times of Sunrise and Sunset