Christmas Day and Boxing Day fell on a weekend this year so for a lot of countries they miss out on two public holidays. In Estonia its back to work as usual today but for my family in Australia, they are all enjoying an additional two days off work. The rule regarding public holidays in Australia is that if one falls on a weekend, then the next work day (usually the Monday) becomes the official public holiday. If two consecutive public holidays fall on a weekend, then Monday and Tuesday are deemed public holidays and people are entitled to time off work. This is one of the things I like about Australia, it's a very fair country.
As it's summer in Australia right now, no doubt many people will be enjoying themselves at the beach. Lucky them!
