An online petition urging politicians to create a bank holiday for Hindu festival Diwali and Muslim celebration Eid has attracted more than 119,000 signatures and could be debated in the House of Commons.
If applied, it would be the first non-Christian religious holidays in Britain and could lead to calls from other faiths for their events to also be recognised.
As the e-petition has reached 100,000 signatures it has to be considered in parliament under rules set up in 2011.
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4 comments:
Hey - if you want those as holidays - go back to the country where those days are celebrated.
You came to America - we do things different here!
Don't like it - go back!
"you came to America, we do thing different here"
Like comment on articles we haven't read. This article refers to England
Um, it's in Britain, and goes to show you what happens when you have open borders. The foreigners become the majority and you lose your country to them.
Take the hint, America.
Sure whats another day off without pay... What? you wanted to get it off with pay? IDTS
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