Even a conference advocating for a four-day work week can't pull Europe out of holiday mode ⛱ If you want to get anything done in Europe, says The Economist, “avoid May”. The month begins with Workers’ Day – “celebrated by not working” – and many get another day off on 8 May to mark the end of the Second World War. Orthodox Easter, Ascension and Pentecost result in yet more long weekends Last week, the French government had planned a big conference promoting the four-day work week, but postponed it when they realised Wednesday and Thursday were 'jours fériés', days off which most people supplement with an extra day’s holiday on Friday. “Only in Europe would it be a struggle to get people to attend a meeting on working less” 📸 Getty Images
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🦃 Yes, you read that right! One of America’s weirder political traditions involves the president “pardoning” a turkey before Thanksgiving, and thus sparing it from the chop, says The Washington Post. It became an annual event in 1989, under George HW Bush. Before that, in 1963, John F Kennedy was presented with a bird from the turkey industry, with a sign around its neck reading: “GOOD EATING, MR PRESIDENT!” He demurred, remarking “we’ll just let this one grow”. And in 1863, Abraham Lincoln’s 10-year-old son Tad successfully persuaded his father to pen a presidential pardon for the bird meant for their Christmas table, arguing it had “as much a right to live as anyone”.
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