Can you imagine how boring life would be if all holidays were on Mondays? At least now and then we have the joy of having a long weekend

We've been getting upset lately with the discussion about whether the holidays should be rescheduled or not. The main -if not the only- argument seems to be pure economic efficiency: long weekends cost us a lot. I imagine that those who have made the numbers have taken them all into account, and have added and subtracted appropriately. Because the numbers always depend on who is doing them and how they sweep the house. Besides, how many bridges are we talking about during the year: two? three? If the problem is the "aqueduct" in December, let's look for a solution to that problem, which will always be easier than changing everything. On reflection, perhaps the problem is not the holidays, but how we make the other working days work.

But is it all just a question of numbers? It has been proven that emotional factors have an impact on people's productivity; and that novelty always brings a positive reaction. Can you imagine how boring life would become if all holidays were on Mondays? At least now we have the occasional joy of having a long weekend; and that makes us happier, and certainly more productive.

The United States is given as an example. But they haven't thought of moving the 4th of July there, have they, because it is a holiday that is linked to a specific day? Well, here, where we have a more millenary history than they do, the festivities are linked to a specific day. And tradition and customs are more important than efficiency. By the way, Happy Holidays!