The Amish observe many of the same holidays the rest of us do - but just the religious ones. For example, they celebrate Christmas (and in some orders, Old Christmas), Good Friday and Easter, Ascension Day, Pentecost, and Thanksgiving.

The Music Place office does not close on every federal holiday. On the following holidays the office is closed and no group classes are taught: See similar questions...

For administrative, public works, and civilian police staff, if the holiday falls on a Saturday it will be observed on the preceding Friday. If the Holiday falls on a Sunday, it will be observed on the following Monday. See similar questions...

Florida's financial institutions, government offices and post offices, as well as many shops, restaurants and museums, are closed on the following statutory and national holidays: See similar questions...

Holidays observed by the Amish are the religious holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Ascension Day, Pentecost, and Whit Monday (the day after Pentecost). The reasons for these observances are to fast and meditate on scriptures related to these days. We should also mention that December 25 is a solemn celebration of Christ's birth and second Christmas on December 26 is a time for visiting and family dinners. See similar questions...

Entergy performs turn-on/turn-off services Monday through Friday. Entergy observes the following holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. Please make sure your requested service date does not fall on a weekend or holiday. See similar questions...

The Court is closed on court holidays. If the filing date of your document falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or court holiday, the document is due by close of business on the next court business day. When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as a holiday. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday will be observed as a holiday. See similar questions...

New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and ½ day on Christmas Eve and ½ day on New Year’s Day. See similar questions...

Currently our trash haulers observe: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas (only when the holiday falls during the week). When the holiday falls on the weekend, trash will picked up one day later than the normal schedule. See similar questions...

Oh, Kath. Your family is going through it. You are in my prayers with them all. Bless you, Kath. And I mean that. Chanukkah is over already, but we kept it very low-key, observing the first and last days at the shul with my congregation. My children and their families observe Christmas, and my son is still in southern California -- for a little(!!!!) while longer. My daughter is here, so we had a nice dinner and games with them much of the day yesterday at her house. See similar questions...

November 1, Samhain (pronounced Sow-en in Ireland (with "sow" to rhyme with "cow"), Sah-ven in Scotland). This is the Celtic new year. It is the end of harvest and the beginning of winter. At this time we gather to rejoice that we have survived another year and to honour those who have not. It is this association of communion with the dead that has led to the popular practice of Halloween. Samhain is not a Celtic god of the dead, despite novels by Ray Bradbury or the Ghostbusters cartoons. See similar questions...

New Years Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and the Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. No installations or disconnections of electric service are scheduled on the above stated Holidays. No installations or disconnections of services are scheduled on Saturdays or Sundays. See similar questions...

You are welcome to bring others to watch your child's therapy. All who observe the program are asked to sign our Visitor Log and follow posted rules. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding confidentiality. See similar questions...

Answer: -- Dress warmly! The winter sky offers some of the best objects for a telescope and it is a shame to cut an observing session short because you didn't bundle up. Even if you live in a warm area, or view during other seasons of the year, you will be surprised how quickly the air cools at night. See similar questions...

Answer: -- Try to observe with a plan. Choose a few easy objects (large and bright) that can be seen from your location and time of year. Check one of the popular astronomy websites such as Sky&Telescope, http://skyandtelescope.com/ and Astronomy Magazine, http://www.astronomy.com/ for a list of objects currently visible in the night sky . Answer: -- The number on the eyepiece is the focal length of the eyepiece. It is not the magnification of the eyepiece . See similar questions...

Yes, but NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN THROUGH A TELESCOPE! To safely view the sun, you should use a projection system or solar filters that fit over the end of a telescope to block most of the light from the sun. They are made of aluminum. (See Observing the Sun for details). See similar questions...

Our Amish dolls are all handmade by a local amish lady. All of her dolls are faceless because the Amish people do not believe in using mirrors or photographs and the faceless dolls represent this belief. They believe that a "graven image" belongs only to God. See similar questions...

The Amish have their roots in the Mennonite community. Both were part of the early Anabaptist movement in Europe, which took place at the time of the Reformation. The Anabaptists believed that only adults who had confessed their faith should be baptized, and that they should remain separate from the larger society. Many early Anabaptists were put to death as heretics by both Catholics and Protestants, and many others fled to the mountains of Switzerland and southern Germany. See similar questions...

While it is not uncommon for a person born into the Amish faith to leave that church and culture for a more liberal lifestyle, it is quite unusual - but not impossible - for an Englishman to give up modern accoutrements for the extreme discipline of the Old Order Amish. Such a conversion would include formal instruction in Amish beliefs and language as well as baptism - not to mention significant lifestyle changes. See similar questions...