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;; Holiday functions.
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;; This collection of functions implements the holiday features as described
;; in calendar.el.

;; Comments, corrections, and improvements should be sent to
;;  Edward M. Reingold               Department of Computer Science
;;  [phone]                   University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
;;  [e-mail]             1304 West Springfield Avenue
;;                                   Urbana, Illinois 61801

;; Technical details of all the calendrical calculations can be found in
;; ``Calendrical Calculations'' by Nachum Dershowitz and Edward M. Reingold,
;; Software--Practice and Experience, Volume 20, Number 9 (September, 1990),
;; pages 899-928.

(require 'calendar)
(provide 'holidays)

(defun holidays ()
  "Display the holidays for last month, this month, and next month.
This function is suitable for execution in a .emacs file."
  (interactive)
  (save-excursion
    (let* ((date (calendar-current-date))
           (displayed-month (extract-calendar-month date))
           (displayed-year (extract-calendar-year date)))
      (list-calendar-holidays))))

(defun check-calendar-holidays (date)
  "Check the list of holidays for any that occur on DATE.
The value returned is a list of strings of relevant holiday descriptions.
The holidays are those in the list calendar-holidays."
  (let* ((displayed-month (extract-calendar-month date))
         (displayed-year (extract-calendar-year date))
         (h (calendar-holiday-list))
         (holiday-list))
    (while h
      (if (calendar-date-equal date (car (car h)))
          (setq holiday-list (append holiday-list (cdr (car h)))))
      (setq h (cdr h)))
    holiday-list))

(defun calendar-cursor-holidays ()
  "Find holidays for the date specified by the cursor in the calendar window."
  (interactive)
  (message "Checking holidays...")
  (let* ((date (calendar-cursor-to-date))
         (date-string (calendar-date-string date))
         (holiday-list (check-calendar-holidays date))
         (holiday-string (mapconcat 'identity holiday-list ";  "))
         (msg (format "%s:  %s" date-string holiday-string)))
    (if (not holiday-list)
        (message "No holidays known for %s" date-string)
      (if (<= (length msg) (screen-width))
          (message msg)
        (set-buffer (get-buffer-create holiday-buffer))
        (setq buffer-read-only nil)
        (setq mode-line-format
              (format "--------------------------%s%%-"
                      date-string))
        (erase-buffer)
        (insert (mapconcat 'identity holiday-list "\n"))
        (goto-char (point-min))
        (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
        (setq buffer-read-only t)
        (display-buffer holiday-buffer)
        (message "Checking holidays...done")))))

(defun mark-calendar-holidays ()
  "Mark notable days in the calendar window."
  (interactive)
  (setq mark-holidays-in-calendar t)
  (message "Marking holidays...")
  (let ((holiday-list (calendar-holiday-list)))
    (while holiday-list
      (mark-visible-calendar-date
       (car (car holiday-list)) calendar-holiday-marker)
      (setq holiday-list (cdr holiday-list))))
  (message "Marking holidays...done"))

(defun list-calendar-holidays ()
  "Create a buffer containing the holidays for the current calendar window.
The holidays are those in the list calendar-notable-days.  Returns t if any
holidays are found, nil if not."
  (interactive)
  (message "Looking up holidays...")
  (let ((holiday-list (calendar-holiday-list))
        (m1 displayed-month)
        (y1 displayed-year)
        (m2 displayed-month)
        (y2 displayed-year))
    (if (not holiday-list)
        (progn
          (message "Looking up holidays...none found")
          nil)
      (set-buffer (get-buffer-create holiday-buffer))
      (setq buffer-read-only nil)
      (increment-calendar-month m1 y1 -1)
      (increment-calendar-month m2 y2 1)
      (setq mode-line-format
            (format "-------------Notable Dates from %s, %d to %s, %d%%-"
                    (calendar-month-name m1) y1 (calendar-month-name m2) y2))
      (erase-buffer)
      (insert
       (mapconcat
        '(lambda (x) (concat (calendar-date-string (car x))
                             ": " (car (cdr x))))
        holiday-list "\n"))
      (goto-char (point-min))
      (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
      (setq buffer-read-only t)
      (display-buffer holiday-buffer)
      (message "Looking up holidays...done")
      t)))

(defun calendar-holiday-list ()
  "Form the list of holidays that occur on dates in the calendar window.
The holidays are those in the list calendar-holidays."
  (let ((p calendar-holidays)
        (holiday-list))
    (while p
      (let* ((function-name
              (intern (format "calendar-holiday-function-%s" (car (car p)))))
             (holidays
              (if (cdr (car p));; optional arguments
                  (funcall function-name (cdr (car p)))
                (funcall function-name))))
        (if holidays
            (setq holiday-list (append holidays holiday-list))))
      (setq p (cdr p)))
    (setq holiday-list (sort holiday-list 'calendar-date-compare))))

;; Below are the functions that calculate the dates of holidays; these
;; are called by the funcall in the function calendar-holiday-list.  If you
;; write other such functions, be sure to imitate the style used below,
;; including the evaluation of each element in the list that constitutes
;; the argument to the function.  If you don't do this evaluation, the
;; list calendar-holidays cannot contain expressions (as, for example, in
;; the entry for the Islamic new year.  Also remember that each function
;; must return a list of items of the form ((month day year) string);
;; the date (month day year) should be visible in the calendar window.

(defun calendar-holiday-function-fixed (x)
  "Returns the corresponding Gregorian date, if visible in the window, to
month, year where month is (car X) and year is (car (cdr X)).  If it is
visible, the value returned is the list (((month day year) string)) where
string is (car (nthcdr 2 X)).  Returns nil if it is not visible in the
current calendar window."
  (let* ((month (eval (car x)))
         (day (eval (car (cdr x))))
         (string (eval (car (nthcdr 2 x))))
         (m displayed-month)
         (y displayed-year))
    (increment-calendar-month m y (- 11 month))
    (if (> m 9)
      (list (list (list month day y) string)))))

(defun calendar-holiday-function-float (x)
  "Returns the corresponding Gregorian date, if visible in the window, to the
n-th occurrence (negative counts from the end of the month) of dayname in
month, year where month is (car X), year is (car (cdr X)), n is
\(car \(nthcdr 2 X\)\).  If it is visible, the value returned is the list
\(\(\(month day year)\ string\)\) where string is (car (nthcdr 3 X)).
Returns nil if it is not visible in the current calendar window."
  (let* ((month (eval (car x)))
         (dayname (eval (car (cdr x))))
         (n (eval (car (nthcdr 2 x))))
         (string (eval (car (nthcdr 3 x))))
         (m displayed-month)
         (y displayed-year))
    (increment-calendar-month m y (- 11 month))
    (if (> m 9)
      (list (list (calendar-nth-named-day n dayname month y) string)))))

(defun calendar-holiday-function-julian (x)
  "Returns the corresponding Gregorian date, if visible in the window, to the
Julian date month, year where month is (car X) and year is (car (cdr X)).
If it is visible, the value returned is the list (((month day year) string))
where string is (car (nthcdr 2 X)).  Returns nil if it is not visible in the
current calendar window."
  (let* ((month (eval (car x)))
         (day (eval (car (cdr x))))
         (string (eval (car (nthcdr 2 x))))
         (m1 displayed-month)
         (y1 displayed-year)
         (m2 displayed-month)
         (y2 displayed-year)
         (year))
    (increment-calendar-month m1 y1 -1)
    (increment-calendar-month m2 y2 1)
    (let* ((start-date (calendar-absolute-from-gregorian
                        (list m1 1 y1)))
           (end-date (calendar-absolute-from-gregorian
                      (list m2 (calendar-last-day-of-month m2 y2) y2)))
           (julian-start (calendar-julian-from-absolute start-date))
           (julian-end (calendar-julian-from-absolute end-date))
           (julian-y1 (extract-calendar-year julian-start))
           (julian-y2 (extract-calendar-year julian-end)))
      (setq year (if (< 10 month) julian-y1 julian-y2))
      (let ((date (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
                   (calendar-absolute-from-julian
                    (list month day year)))))
        (if (calendar-date-is-visible-p date)
            (list (list date string)))))))

(defun calendar-holiday-function-islamic (x)
  "Returns the corresponding Gregorian date, if visible in the window, to the
Islamic date month, day where month is (car X) and day is (car (cdr X)).
If it is visible, the value returned is the list (((month day year) string))
where string is (car (nthcdr 2 X)).  Returns nil if it is not visible in
the current calendar window."
  (let* ((month (eval (car x)))
         (day (eval (car (cdr x))))
         (string (eval (car (nthcdr 2 x))))
         (islamic-date (calendar-islamic-from-absolute
                        (calendar-absolute-from-gregorian
                         (list displayed-month 15 displayed-year))))
         (m (extract-calendar-month islamic-date))
         (y (extract-calendar-year islamic-date))
        (date))
    (if (< m 1)
        nil;;   Islamic calendar doesn't apply.
      (increment-calendar-month m y (- 10 month))
      (if (> m 7);;  Islamic date might be visible
          (let ((date (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
                       (calendar-absolute-from-islamic (list month day y)))))
            (if (calendar-date-is-visible-p date)
                (list (list date string))))))))

(defun calendar-holiday-function-hebrew (x)
  "Returns the corresponding Gregorian date, if visible in the window, to the
Hebrew date month, day where month is (car X) and day is (car (cdr X)).
If it is visible, the value returned is the list (((month day year) string))
where string is (car (nthcdr 2 X)).  Returns nil if it is not visible in
the current calendar window."
  (let* ((month (eval (car x)))
         (day (eval (car (cdr x))))
         (string (eval (car (nthcdr 2 x)))))
    (if (memq displayed-month;;  This test is only to speed things up a bit;
              (list          ;;  it works fine without the test too.
               (if (< 11 month) (- month 11) (+ month 1))
               (if (< 10 month) (- month 10) (+ month 2))
               (if (<  9 month) (- month  9) (+ month 3))
               (if (<  8 month) (- month  8) (+ month 4))
               (if (<  7 month) (- month  7) (+ month 5))))
        (let ((m1 displayed-month)
              (y1 displayed-year)
              (m2 displayed-month)
              (y2 displayed-year)
              (year))
          (increment-calendar-month m1 y1 -1)
          (increment-calendar-month m2 y2 1)
          (let* ((start-date (calendar-absolute-from-gregorian
                              (list m1 1 y1)))
                 (end-date (calendar-absolute-from-gregorian
                            (list m2 (calendar-last-day-of-month m2 y2) y2)))
                 (hebrew-start (calendar-hebrew-from-absolute start-date))
                 (hebrew-end (calendar-hebrew-from-absolute end-date))
                 (hebrew-y1 (extract-calendar-year hebrew-start))
                 (hebrew-y2 (extract-calendar-year hebrew-end)))
            (setq year (if (< 6 month) hebrew-y2 hebrew-y1))
            (let ((date (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
                         (calendar-absolute-from-hebrew
                          (list month day year)))))
              (if (calendar-date-is-visible-p date)
                  (list (list date string)))))))))

(defun calendar-holiday-function-if (x)
  "Conditional holiday for dates in the calendar window.
The boolean condition is (car X).  If t, the holiday (car (cdr X)) is
checked.  If nil, the holiday (car (cdr (cdr X))), if there, is checked."
  (let* ((boolean (eval (car x)))
         (h (if boolean (car (cdr x)) (car (cdr (cdr x))))))
    (if h
     (let* ((function-name
              (intern (format "calendar-holiday-function-%s" (car h))))
            (holidays
              (if (cdr h);; optional arguments
                  (funcall function-name (cdr h))
                (funcall function-name))))
       holidays))))

(defun calendar-holiday-function-advent ()
  "Date of Advent, if visible in calendar window."
  (let ((year displayed-year)
        (month displayed-month))
    (increment-calendar-month month year -1)
    (let ((advent (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
                   (calendar-dayname-on-or-before 0
                    (calendar-absolute-from-gregorian
                     (list 12 3 year))))))
      (if (calendar-date-is-visible-p advent)
          (list (list advent "Advent"))))))

(defun calendar-holiday-function-easter-etc ()
  "List of dates related to Easter, as visible in calendar window."
 (if (and (> displayed-month 5) (not all-christian-calendar-holidays))
     nil;; Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and Easter are not visible.
   (let* ((century (1+ (/ displayed-year 100)))
          (shifted-epact        ;; Age of moon for April 5...
           (% (+ 14 (* 11 (% displayed-year 19));;     ...by Nicaean rule
                 (-           ;; ...corrected for the Gregorian century rule
                  (/ (* 3 century) 4))
                 (/    ;; ...corrected for Metonic cycle inaccuracy.
                  (+ 5 (* 8 century)) 25)
                 (* 30 century));;              Keeps value positive.
              30))
          (adjusted-epact       ;;  Adjust for 29.5 day month.
           (if (or (= shifted-epact 0)
                   (and (= shifted-epact 1) (< 10 (% displayed-year 19))))
               (1+ shifted-epact)
             shifted-epact))
          (paschal-moon       ;; Day after the full moon on or after March 21.
           (- (calendar-absolute-from-gregorian (list 4 19 displayed-year))
              adjusted-epact))
          (abs-easter (calendar-dayname-on-or-before 0 (+ paschal-moon 7)))
          (mandatory
           (list
            (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute abs-easter)
                  "Easter Sunday")
            (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (- abs-easter 2))
                  "Good Friday")
            (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (- abs-easter 46))
                  "Ash Wednesday")))
          (optional
           (list
            (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (- abs-easter 63))
                  "Septuagesima Sunday")
            (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (- abs-easter 56))
                  "Sexagesima Sunday")
            (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (- abs-easter 49))
                  "Shrove Sunday")
            (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (- abs-easter 48))
                  "Shrove Monday")
            (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (- abs-easter 47))
                  "Shrove Tuesday")
            (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (- abs-easter 14))
                  "Passion Sunday")
            (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (- abs-easter 7))
                  "Palm Sunday")
            (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (- abs-easter 3))
                  "Maundy Thursday")
            (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-easter 35))
                  "Rogation Sunday")
            (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-easter 39))
                  "Ascension Sunday")
            (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-easter 49))
                  "Pentecost (Whitsunday)")
            (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-easter 50))
                  "Whitmunday")
            (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-easter 56))
                  "Trinity Sunday")
            (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-easter 60))
                  "Corpus Christi")))
          (output-list
           (filter-visible-calendar-holidays mandatory)))
     (if all-christian-calendar-holidays
         (setq output-list
               (append 
                (filter-visible-calendar-holidays optional)
                output-list)))
     output-list)))

(defun calendar-holiday-function-rosh-hashanah-etc ()
  "List of dates related to Rosh Hashanah, as visible in calendar window."
  (if (or (< displayed-month 8)
          (> displayed-month 11))
      nil;; None of the dates is visible
    (let* ((abs-r-h (calendar-absolute-from-hebrew
                      (list 7 1 (+ displayed-year 3761))))
            (mandatory
             (list
              (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute abs-r-h)
                    (format "Rosh HaShanah %d" (+ 3761 displayed-year)))
              (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-r-h 9))
                    "Yom Kippur")
              (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-r-h 14))
                    "Sukkot")
              (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-r-h 21))
                    "Shemini Atzeret")
              (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-r-h 22))
                    "Simchat Torah")))
           (optional
            (list 
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
                    (calendar-dayname-on-or-before 6 (- abs-r-h 4)))
                   "Selichot (night)")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (1- abs-r-h))
                   "Erev Rosh HaShannah")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (1+ abs-r-h))
                   "Rosh HaShanah (second day)")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
                    (if (= (% abs-r-h 7) 4) (+ abs-r-h 3) (+ abs-r-h 2)))
                   "Tzom Gedaliah")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
                    (calendar-dayname-on-or-before 6 (+ 7 abs-r-h)))
                   "Shabbat Shuvah")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-r-h 8))
                   "Erev Yom Kippur")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-r-h 13))
                   "Erev Sukkot")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-r-h 15))
                   "Sukkot (second day)")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-r-h 16))
                   "Hol Hamoed Sukkot (first day)")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-r-h 17))
                   "Hol Hamoed Sukkot (second day)")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-r-h 18))
                   "Hol Hamoed Sukkot (third day)")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-r-h 19))
                   "Hol Hamoed Sukkot (fourth day)")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-r-h 20))
                   "Hoshannah Rabbah")))
            (output-list
             (filter-visible-calendar-holidays mandatory)))
      (if all-hebrew-calendar-holidays
          (setq output-list
                (append 
                 (filter-visible-calendar-holidays optional)
                 output-list)))
      output-list)))

(defun calendar-holiday-function-hanukkah ()
  "List of dates related to Hanukkah, as visible in calendar window."
    (if (memq displayed-month;;  This test is only to speed things up a bit;
              '(10 11 12 1 2));; it works fine without the test too.
        (let ((m displayed-month)
              (y displayed-year))
          (increment-calendar-month m y 1)
          (let* ((h-y (extract-calendar-year
                         (calendar-hebrew-from-absolute
                          (calendar-absolute-from-gregorian
                           (list m (calendar-last-day-of-month m y) y)))))
                 (abs-h (calendar-absolute-from-hebrew (list 9 25 h-y))))
            (filter-visible-calendar-holidays
             (list
              (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (1- abs-h))
                    "Erev Hanukkah")
              (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute abs-h)
                    "Hanukkah (first day)")
              (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (1+ abs-h))
                    "Hanukkah (second day)")
              (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-h 2))
                    "Hanukkah (third day)")
              (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-h 3))
                    "Hanukkah (fourth day)")
              (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-h 4))
                    "Hanukkah (fifth day)")
              (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-h 5))
                    "Hanukkah (sixth day)")
              (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-h 6))
                    "Hanukkah (seventh day)")
              (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-h 7))
                    "Hanukkah (eighth day)")))))))

(defun calendar-holiday-function-passover-etc ()
  "List of dates related to Passover, as visible in calendar window."
 (if (< 7 displayed-month)
      nil;; None of the dates is visible
    (let* ((abs-p (calendar-absolute-from-hebrew
                      (list 1 15 (+ displayed-year 3760))))
           (mandatory
            (list
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute abs-p)
                   "Passover")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-p 50))
                   "Shavuot")))
           (optional
            (list 
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
                    (calendar-dayname-on-or-before 6 (- abs-p 43)))
                   "Shabbat Shekalim")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
                    (calendar-dayname-on-or-before 6 (- abs-p 30)))
                   "Shabbat Zachor")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
                    (if (= (% abs-p 7) 2) (- abs-p 33) (- abs-p 31)))
                   "Fast of Esther")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (- abs-p 31))
                   "Erev Purim")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (- abs-p 30))
                   "Purim")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
                    (if (zerop (% abs-p 7)) (- abs-p 28) (- abs-p 29)))
                   "Shushan Purim")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
                    (- (calendar-dayname-on-or-before 6 (- abs-p 14)) 7))
                   "Shabbat Parah")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
                    (calendar-dayname-on-or-before 6 (- abs-p 14)))
                   "Shabbat HaHodesh")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
                    (calendar-dayname-on-or-before 6 (1- abs-p)))
                   "Shabbat HaGadol")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (1- abs-p))
                   "Erev Passover")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (1+ abs-p))
                   "Passover (second day)")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-p 2))
                   "Hol Hamoed Passover (first day)")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-p 3))
                   "Hol Hamoed Passover (second day)")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-p 4))
                   "Hol Hamoed Passover (third day)")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-p 5))
                   "Hol Hamoed Passover (fourth day)")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-p 6))
                   "Passover (seventh day)")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-p 7))
                   "Passover (eighth day)")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-p 12))
                   "Yom HaShoah")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
                    (if (zerop (% abs-p 7))
                        (+ abs-p 18)
                      (if (= (% abs-p 7) 6)
                          (+ abs-p 19)
                        (+ abs-p 20))))
                   "Yom HaAtzma'ut")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-p 33))
                   "Lag BaOmer")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-p 43))
                   "Yom Yerushalim")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-p 49))
                   "Erev Shavuot")
             (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute (+ abs-p 51))
                   "Shavuot (second day)")))
           (output-list
             (filter-visible-calendar-holidays mandatory)))
      (if all-hebrew-calendar-holidays
          (setq output-list
                (append 
                 (filter-visible-calendar-holidays optional)
                 output-list)))
      output-list)))

(defun calendar-holiday-function-tisha-b-av-etc ()
  "List of dates around Tisha B'Av, as visible in calendar window."
  (if (or (< displayed-month 5)
          (> displayed-month 9))
      nil;; None of the dates is visible
    (let* ((abs-t-a (calendar-absolute-from-hebrew
                      (list 5 9 (+ displayed-year 3760)))))

      (filter-visible-calendar-holidays
       (list 
        (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
               (if (= (% abs-t-a 7) 6) (- abs-t-a 20) (- abs-t-a 21)))
              "Tzom Tammuz")
        (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
               (calendar-dayname-on-or-before 6 abs-t-a))
              "Shabbat Hazon")
        (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
               (if (= (% abs-t-a 7) 6) (1+ abs-t-a) abs-t-a))
              "Tisha B'Av")
        (list (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
               (calendar-dayname-on-or-before 6 (+ abs-t-a 7)))
              "Shabbat Nahamu"))))))

(defun filter-visible-calendar-holidays (l)
  "Return a list of all visible holidays of those on L."
  (let ((visible)
        (p l))
    (while p
      (if (calendar-date-is-visible-p (car (car p)))
          (setq visible (append (list (car p)) visible)))
      (setq p (cdr p)))
    visible))