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Re: ACCY Holidays
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Originally Posted by LancYorkYankee
When did this Wakes Weeks take place? In Rhode Island where I grew up most businesses (mailnly the jewlery industry) used to closed during the first two weeks of August.
I believe it was due to the cost of air conditioning. Actually it probably was before air conditioning. Hence, it was because of the intense heat at that time of year inside such industries.
Brian
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It usually started in Accy around the week commencing the 14th of July. Lots of people around here got married then, so they could use the holiday as their honeymoon.
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