holidayDate            package:fCalendar            R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     A collection and description of functions and methods  dealing
     with holiday dates in the G7 countries and Switzerland.  

_U_s_a_g_e:

     Septuagesima(year = currentYear)
     Quinquagesima(year = currentYear)
     AshWednesday(year = currentYear)
     PalmSunday(year = currentYear)
     GoodFriday(year = currentYear)
     EasterSunday(year = currentYear)
     EasterMonday(year = currentYear)
     RogationSunday(year = currentYear)
     Ascension(year = currentYear)
     Pentecost(year = currentYear)
     PentecostMonday(year = currentYear)
     TrinitySunday(year = currentYear)
     CorpusChristi(year = currentYear)
     ChristTheKing(year = currentYear)
     Advent1st(year = currentYear)
     Advent2nd(year = currentYear)
     Advent3rd(year = currentYear)
     Advent4th(year = currentYear)
     ChristmasEve(year = currentYear)
     ChristmasDay(year = currentYear)
     BoxingDay(year = currentYear)
     NewYearsDay(year = currentYear)
     SolemnityOfMary(year = currentYear)
     Epiphany(year = currentYear)
     PresentationOfLord(year = currentYear)
     Annunciation(year = currentYear)
     TransfigurationOfLord(year = currentYear)
     AssumptionOfMary(year = currentYear)
     BirthOfVirginMary(year = currentYear)
     CelebrationOfHolyCross(year = currentYear)
     MassOfArchangels(year = currentYear)
     AllSaints(year = currentYear)
     AllSouls(year = currentYear)
     LaborDay(year = currentYear)
     CHBerchtoldsDay(year = currentYear)
     CHSechselaeuten(year = currentYear)
     CHAscension(year = currentYear)
     CHConfederationDay(year = currentYear)
     CHKnabenschiessen(year = currentYear)
     GBMayDay(year = currentYear)
     GBBankHoliday(year = currentYear)
     GBSummerBankHoliday(year = currentYear)
     GBMilleniumDay(year = currentYear)
     DEAscension(year = currentYear)
     DECorpusChristi(year = currentYear)
     DEGermanUnity(year = currentYear)
     DEChristmasEve(year = currentYear)
     DENewYearsEve(year = currentYear)
     FRFetDeLaVictoire1945(year = currentYear)
     FRAscension(year = currentYear)
     FRBastilleDay(year = currentYear)
     FRAssumptionVirginMary(year = currentYear)
     FRAllSaints(year = currentYear)
     FRArmisticeDay(year = currentYear)
     ITEpiphany(year = currentYear)
     ITLiberationDay(year = currentYear)
     ITAssumptionOfVirginMary(year = currentYear)
     ITAllSaints(year = currentYear)
     ITStAmrose(year = currentYear)
     ITImmaculateConception(year = currentYear)
     USDecorationMemorialDay(year = currentYear)
     USPresidentsDay(year = currentYear)
     USNewYearsDay(year = currentYear)
     USInaugurationDay(year = currentYear)
     USMLKingsBirthday(year = currentYear)
     USLincolnsBirthday(year = currentYear)
     USWashingtonsBirthday(year = currentYear)
     USMemorialDay(year = currentYear)
     USIndependenceDay(year = currentYear)
     USLaborDay(year = currentYear)
     USColumbusDay(year = currentYear)
     USElectionDay(year = currentYear)
     USVeteransDay(year = currentYear)
     USThanksgivingDay(year = currentYear)
     USChristmasDay(year = currentYear)
     USCPulaskisBirthday(year = currentYear)
     USGoodFriday(year = currentYear)
     CAVictoriaDay(year = currentYear)
     CACanadaDay(year = currentYear)
     CACivicProvincialHoliday(year = currentYear)
     CALabourDay(year = currentYear)
     CAThanksgivingDay(year = currentYear)
     CaRemembranceDay(year = currentYear)
     JPVernalEquinox (year = currentYear)
     JPNewYearsDay(year = currentYear)
     JPGantan(year = currentYear)
     JPBankHolidayJan2(year = currentYear)
     JPBankHolidayJan3(year = currentYear)
     JPComingOfAgeDay(year = currentYear)
     JPSeijinNoHi(year = currentYear)
     JPNatFoundationDay(year = currentYear)
     JPKenkokuKinenNoHi(year = currentYear)
     JPGreeneryDay(year = currentYear)
     JPMidoriNoHi(year = currentYear)
     JPConstitutionDay(year = currentYear)
     JPKenpouKinenBi(year = currentYear)
     JPNationHoliday(year = currentYear)
     JPKokuminNoKyujitu(year = currentYear)
     JPChildrensDay(year = currentYear)
     JPKodomoNoHi(year = currentYear)
     JPMarineDay(year = currentYear)
     JPUmiNoHi(year = currentYear)
     JPRespectForTheAgedDay(year = currentYear)
     JPKeirouNOhi(year = currentYear)
     JPAutumnalEquinox(year = currentYear)
     JPShuubunNoHi(year = currentYear)
     JPHealthandSportsDay(year = currentYear)
     JPTaiikuNoHi(year = currentYear)
     JPNationalCultureDay(year = currentYear)
     JPBunkaNoHi(year = currentYear)
     JPThanksgivingDay(year = currentYear)
     JPKinrouKanshaNoHi(year = currentYear)
     JPEmperorsBirthday(year = currentYear)
     JPTennouTanjyouBi(year = currentYear)
     JPBankHolidayDec31(year = currentYear)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

    year: an integer value or vector of year numbers including the
          century. These are integers of the form 'CCYY', e.g.  '2000'. 

_V_a_l_u_e:

     The function 'listHolidays' returns a character vector with the
     names of the supported holidays.

     The holiday functions return an ISO-8601 formatted 'timeDate' of
     the requested holiday.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     ## listHolidays -
        listHolidays()
        
     ## CHSechselaeuten -
        # Sechselaeuten a half Day Bank Holiday in Switzerland
        CHSechselaeuten(2000:2010)
        CHSechselaeuten(currentYear)
        
     ## German Unification Day:
        DEGermanUnity(currentYear)

