I’m in California - no days off for Easter here. As a matter of fact with no kids at home and working as I do with non-Christians, I forgot it’s even Easter.
Gotta go get a ham, I guess.
No. The only people I’ve ever met in NH or MA who have gotten it off have gone to or worked at Catholic schools. Everyone else I know who gets it off lives down south or in TX.
Four day weekend in Quebec. When I was growing up in Philly, neither was a holiday, although the paper recommended that people be allowed 3 hours off on Friday. Easter Monday was unheard of. As far as I can tell it is just a holiday to replace Easter since most people don’t work on Sundays–although that is less true than it used to be.
It depends where in California, I guess. In Fremont the schools are closed for Good Friday. In fact, it’s the start of spring break.
Depends entirely on how much of a ‘church person’ you are.
In my experience, seriously religious people will often go on Thursday (the night of Jesus’ arrest), Friday (the day of His death) and either Saturday night or Sunday (for Easter). I’ve often done that in the past, but sometimes I skip Thursday (I’m not going tonight). Good Friday and Easter are both big deals though.
I get Good Friday off! But then again, I work for a Catholic institution. 
It’s the same here in Alberta. I’ll be on the job on Monday.
Heck, I’ll be at work on Friday too, as I have a lot of paperwork to catch up on and it will be nice to be able to get to it without the phone ringing or emails arriving.
The church my family goes to does Easter Sunday services, starting at sunrise in a cemetery. The one time of year I hated being in the choir (and often a soloist)…outdoors in central Ohio, march or april at sunrise is hell on the voice.
Holy Thursday is a huge deal! It celebrates the Last Supper and the institution of the Eucharist which is the summit of Catholic life. And the institution of the preisthood and the priest as servant (the washing of the feet). The arrest isn’t even mentioned till Good Friday.
Plus, Holy Saturday’s vigil is the best night of the year – fire, water, baptisms, confirmations, first communions, pomp, circumstance! Easter Sunday is nice too but has a different flavor. Experiencing both is the way to go.
Its a **day off **in India - in most places including the State and National Governments.
I am not a christian and went to a Catholic School. When I was 8 years old, Good Friday was upcoming and I said I was excited for the upcoming HOLIDAY - I got caned on my knuckles by our Sister (a nun). Ever since then anyone who calls Good Friday a holiday makes me wince with pain in my knuckles.
She said its a day for reflection and mourning - not a HOLIDAY.
Yep. My big boss at one job put out a big bowl of Easter candy on Good Friday and I was all :eek:. Hello, it’s a day of fasting and sacrifice – don’t tempt me with that 
I’m sorry that hitting was accepted. We didn’t have any of that when I was a kid in Catholic school (mid to late 70s).
American, grew up in a strict Calvinist Protestant church, but only just now learned of Easter Monday. WTH? And no, it’s not a day off for me. I work in a medical center on a M-F schedule. We often get patients confused about whether we’re really open on Good Friday. Yes, we are.
But it IS a Holy_Day. Not that the Sister would be appreciative at all of such an argument. And hey, the real big, highest Holy Day (in every version of mainstream Christianity) is Resurrection Sunday which should be a joyful event.
Easter is always on a Sunday.
Easter Monday is a non-religious day, which is sometimes a day off, in some jurisdictions and some workplaces.
My church (Anglican) has services on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Saturday Vigil, and of course Easter itself.
Due to some family and work circumstances, we’ve not gone to any so far, as we’re all exhausted. Definitely will go on Sunday.
Last year, on Good Friday the church put on a movable pageant, where the congregation moved from different parts of the church for different scenes. Mrs Piper wore her court robes and played the role of Caiaphas judging Jesus, who was played by our priest’s son. (I had the minor role of the court clerk.)
OMG, another Fremontian! Small world. Teachers in Fremont, CA take Good Friday every year as an “in-service” day, and then the following week is the official Spring Break.
Other than that, it’s business as usual on Good Friday and Easter Monday, unless you’re in the financial industry, like my wife, who is off whenever the stock market is closed.
(The fact that she’s Jewish and has the day off and I don’t, just adds to the irony
I always thought it was funny how Good Friday was a holiday in much of “secular” Europe, but not in “religious” America. But that probably says more about European’s desire for more time off than it does about religion. Europeans seem to integrate Christianity more into their public life than you see in the US, but as if it were a cultural, rather than religious, thing. And Easter Monday??? I grew up in a pretty religious environment in the US and never even heard of that as a holiday until I met folks from Europe.
We get Christmas off, but any more than that wrt Christian holidays and we’d start falling afoul of the 1st amendment, as currently interpreted by the SCOTUS. And since Easter, itself, is always on a Sunday, we don’t have to go there.