From a1df562ea1eec3dc73d82e2a18d7f3c0bcf5cc2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 03:12:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Holidays): Holiday listing is based on current practice, but DST is not. --- man/calendar.texi | 8 ++------ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/calendar.texi b/man/calendar.texi index 48f5171415e..45aec25be9b 100644 --- a/man/calendar.texi +++ b/man/calendar.texi @@ -526,12 +526,8 @@ categories of holidays. You can use this command even if you don't have a calendar window. The dates used by Emacs for holidays are based on @emph{current -practice}, not historical fact. Historically, for instance, the start -of daylight savings time and even its existence have varied from year to -year, but present United States law mandates that daylight savings time -begins on the second Sunday in March. When the daylight savings rules -are set up for the United States, Emacs always uses the present -definition, even though it is wrong for some prior years. +practice}, not historical fact. For example Veteran's Day began in +1919, but is shown in earlier years. @node Sunrise/Sunset @section Times of Sunrise and Sunset -- 2.39.2