RE: Not taking full 2 weeks off like many people and some scientific thoughts about this end of the year period.

some cultures use the lunar calendar so they have the new year in different instances and it isn't relative to the Sun like us. It can have different problems but some people think it is less confusing sometimes than our calendar! Despite what calendar we choose it is all man-made to try to establish time periods.
Well I always like to think about our ways and where we are. I like to debate about that =P
thanks for the compliments hehe!