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

_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:

     Returns an ISO-8601 formatted calendar date 'CCYYMMDD', an object
     of class '"sdate"' which represents an integer value or vector.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Diethelm Wuertz for the Rmetrics R-port.

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

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

