Holiday Calculator

If a holiday was not celebrated in a given year, it will not show.Includes complete Java source code to calculate when the holiday occurs in a given year, when it was first celebrated, when first proclaimed, the rule for how it is calculated in words and an authority to go to for moreinformation. Also calculates the nearest weekday to any given holiday,when you actually get the Day Off. This is what I refer to by the term shifted. Boxing day has special shift handling. Calculates when various holidays occur in any given year BC or AD. Designed to be cannibalised to include the calculation routines in your own programs. It currently calculates about 50 holidays including the following: New Years DayCongress Start DayMartin Luther King DayInauguration DayRobbie Burns DayAustralia DayGroundhog DayMardi GrasAsh WednesdayLincoln`s BirthdayValentines DayPresidents DayAlberta Family DayWashington`s BirthdayCommonwealth DaySt Patrick`s dayVernal EquinoxPalm SundayGood FridayApril Fools Day Earth DayEaster SundayEaster MondayANZAC DayCinco de MayoEurope DayMothers DayArmed Forces DayVictoria DayMemorial DayAustralia Queen`s Birthday Fathers DaySummer SolsticeAboriginal DaySt Jean-Baptiste DayCanada DayIndependence DayUtah Pioneer DayParents` DayCanada Civic DayCanadian Labour DayAmerican Labor DayGrandparents DaayAutumnal EquinoxCanadian Thanksgiving Columbus DayHalloweenGeneral Election DayRemembrance DayVeterans DayAmerican ThanksgivingHuman Rights DayWinter SolsticeChristmas EveChristmasChristmas in the USABoxing DayNew Years Eve