* lisp/calendar/holidays.el (calendar-check-holidays): Doc fix.

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 8760d84f367..3f7ae8232a7 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-10-04  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+        * calendar/holidays.el (calendar-check-holidays): Doc fix.
+
 2011-10-04  Martin Rudalics  <rudalics@gmx.at>
 
         * window.el (window--delete): New function.
diff --git a/lisp/calendar/holidays.el b/lisp/calendar/holidays.el
index 695f9b92712..3ba1078f62d 100644
--- a/lisp/calendar/holidays.el
+++ b/lisp/calendar/holidays.el
@@ -632,8 +632,9 @@ The optional LABEL is used to label the buffer created."
 ;;;###diary-autoload
 (defun calendar-check-holidays (date)
   "Check the list of holidays for any that occur on DATE.
-The value returned is a list of strings of relevant holiday descriptions.
-The holidays are those in the list `calendar-holidays'."
+DATE is a list (month day year).  This function considers the
+holidays from the list `calendar-holidays', and returns a list of
+strings describing those holidays that apply on DATE."
   (let ((displayed-month (calendar-extract-month date))
         (displayed-year (calendar-extract-year date))
         holiday-list)