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= Ruby Holidays Gem
# Ruby Holidays Gem
A set of functions to deal with holidays in Ruby.
Extends Ruby's built-in Date class and supports custom holiday definition lists.
=== Installation
### Installation
To install the gem from RubyForge:
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Or, download the source <tt>.tgz</tt> file from http://rubyforge.org/holidays and
extract it somewhere in your include path.
=== Examples
For more information, see the notes at the top of the Holidays module.
==== Using the Holidays class
### Using the Holidays class
Get all holidays on April 25, 2008 in Australia.
date = Date.civil(2008,4,25)
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=> [{:name => 'Valentine\'s Day',...}]
==== Extending Ruby's Date class
### Extending Ruby's Date class
Check which holidays occur in Iceland on January 1, 2008.
d = Date.civil(2008,7,1)
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d.holiday?(:fr) # France
=> false
=== Credits and code
### Credits and code
* Project page: http://code.dunae.ca/holidays
* Source: http://code.dunae.ca/svn/holidays