Holi is showing up in the "US Holidays"

Sorry, but I'm not going to argue with you because I know that it is on my device. You've already proven in this thread you like to stir up trouble. I was just trying to be nice. Have a good rest of your day. Don't expect a reply to whatever reply you have in store next.

Thanks,
Brad

Ed_29 wrote:

Come on Apple!?!?! Can't you give us, your customers, better service than this disservice.

1. Official U.S. Holidays should be on the U.S. Holiday Calendar. i.e. those holidays recognized by the U.S. Federal Government, the NYSE, States, etc...

The New York Stock Exchange? They are now the organization that determines holiday? Huh?

3. At the very least give us the option to Edit the holidays you push on to our calendars.

Apple products should seamlessly integrate into my life and seek do so without disruption of it.

You can't edit published calendars anymore than you can edit published books. You can, however, pick which calendars to subscribe too. Apple makes it very easy for you to turn off the example calendar they provide and to subscribe to whatever calendar meets your needs and prejudices.

And no, no phone, no operating system is going to be a perfect fit for every person on the planet. I'm fine with the current holiday calendar (except for the lack of the solstices and equinoxes), so for me, no disruption. Sometimes the suit of the rack fits and it's a grand day. Other times, you need to have the pants taken up.

Thank you for supporting my point.

"Sometimes the suit of the rack fits and it's a grand day. Other times, you need to have the pants taken up."

Exactly, Apple won't allow me to have the pants taken up without getting rid of the pants.

Specifically they won't allow me to delete non-U.S. Holidays from their version of a U.S. Calendar without deleting all U.S. Holidays.

Ed_29 wrote:

Thank you for supporting my point.

"Sometimes the suit of the rack fits and it's a grand day. Other times, you need to have the pants taken up."

Exactly, Apple won't allow me to have the pants taken up without getting rid of the pants.

Specifically they won't allow me to delete non-U.S. Holidays from their version of a U.S. Calendar without deleting all U.S. Holidays.

Ok, flawed analogy. Download a calendar that better meets your needs.

Holi is a U.S. holiday.

You don't understand the concept behind the US Holidays calendar. It was created to have just the federal government holidays. Now the author is changing the calendar without changing the title and that is annoying. Holi is no way as American as Easter - most Americans have no idea what Holi is. In 50 or 100 years Holi may be as American as Easter or even more popular, I have no idea and don't care.

You are proving my point as I think Eastershould notbe on the US Holidays calendar. I am Christian too. I only want the holidays on this list on that calendarWhat are Federal holidays? - OPM.gov. Know why Easter isn't a federal holiday? Because it is on Sunday and doesn't need to be since government agencies are closed that day anyway.

By the way, you didn't cite your source about why Holi is a US holiday? You merely countered my post by stating a Christian holiday wasn't official. I still need you to cite where Holi is listed as a US holiday. You stated that Easter is not a US holidayeither, so you have just admitted that Holi is not a US holiday... confused here.

I have edited this post to be more construtive per Apple's rules.

I think that a Holiday celebrated by 3 million or more Americans has a much right to be recognized as any other mythical beings does. If you have a good reason why their celebrations should not be recognized .....

Actually, Idris does understand the concept of a US Holidays calendar, as she has posted dozens of times in the thread you apparently haven't read, or you would know that.

There is no such thing as ANY US Holiday. The Federal Government holidays are holidays only for Federal government employees. Not for anyone else, unless their employers choose to make them so. Thus, a true US Holidays calendar would have nothing on it. Is that your point?

Easter is thus not a US holiday. In fact, it isn't even on the Federal Employee's calendar. Is that your point?

About 3 million Americans (meaning US CITIZENS) celebrate Holi. And millions more non-citizens residing in the US celebrate it. And now, thanks partly to this thread, many more know what Holi is.

If you are arguing that NEITHER Easter nor Holi belong on a US Holidays calendar, I'm with you. And, in fact, Apple's original US Holidays calendar did not include either. But that got a lot of people bent out of shape. So they put Easter back on. But Holi is just as real a holiday as Easter. As is Passover. And Eid al-Fitr. All of which are celebrated by Americans and are now on the calendar. I guess they could change the name of the calendar to "Some holidays that some people in the US celebrate, along with some non-holiday dates that are either useful or interesting." Then you could include April Fool's Day, which is on the misnamed (according to you) US Holidays calendar, the dates Daylight Savings Time starts and ends, the dates for the solstices and equinoxes, Halloween, Veterans Day, Columbus Day...

canine2 wrote:

talk about 1st amendment infringement

Apparently you haven't read the 1st amendment recently (or if ever). For you edification this is the totality of the 1st amendment:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The first keyword is "Congress" - So Congress "shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech". The first Amendment does not say "Apple shall make no rule abridging the freedom of speech", does it? So it is perfectly clear, I hope, that your 1st amendment rights have not been infringed.

Regarding this thread, "...shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"

Apple has chosen to help support the "free exercise thereof" by including holidays of the 4 largest religious groups in the US. How is that wrong?

I'm sure it isn't just his, and if you read this thread before post to it you would know that it isn't just his. But, so what? It is NOT my opinion. Are you saying that your opinion takes precedence over mine?

You’re showing just as much prejudice...

I think it wouldn’t be such a stretch for Apple to provide several calendars as Apple does a great job with supporting languages, which I find very useful. Different calendars would be useful as well. I suspect this was an oversight on Apple’s part just like they missed the Easter holiday, Apple has a lot going on and I suppose like any company, things get by the QC...

Now for my prejudice,

Apple provides dozens of calendars. You can subscribe to them here: http://icalshare.com/

While the site is not hosted by Apple, many of the calendars are Apple's. If you knew the names of the calendars you wouldn't need the site.

Thx, but I’m sure they’ve got PLENTY of complaints to weed through. I find over all Apple gets to all this stuff eventually. I’m only here ‘cuz I noticed the event on my Cal and didn’t know what it was, then I began the old rabbit trail thing😂. It’s not really that hard to set up my own cal if that’s so important.

Thx for the link👍-1F3FC;

I also want it removed from my calendar as it is not a U.S. holiday. I don’t understand why Americans and non Americans are perfectly okay with other countries not

honoring U.S. holidays but get so upset when Americans want only ”U.S.” holidays on the U.S. calendar.

Please define a “US Holiday”. As a start, it is NOT a holiday defined as a holiday by the government. There aren’t any. It is not any holiday associated with any religion - e.g., Easter (Go read the First Amendment.)

To me, it is any holiday celebrated by US citizens and residents. Holi certainly qualifies by that standard. If you have a different definition I would like to hear it.

Meanwhile, if the holidays that Apple includes in their definition of a US Holiday calendar offends you just uncheck it and none of them will appear. You can then enter the holidays that you want on your calendar.