# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1167102742 0
# Node ID 0a6dd13fe067c4d9db65e292e1e249891b7e8dc5
# Parent  4fa148580feb26b72cc3b7e37b4be99cb5a38417
(Holidays): Holiday listing is based on current practice, but DST is not.

diff -r 4fa148580feb -r 0a6dd13fe067 man/calendar.texi
--- a/man/calendar.texi	Tue Dec 26 02:55:07 2006 +0000
+++ b/man/calendar.texi	Tue Dec 26 03:12:22 2006 +0000
@@ -526,12 +526,8 @@
 a calendar window.
 
   The dates used by Emacs for holidays are based on @emph{current
-practice}, not historical fact.  Historically, for instance, the start
-of daylight savings time and even its existence have varied from year to
-year, but present United States law mandates that daylight savings time
-begins on the second Sunday in March.  When the daylight savings rules
-are set up for the United States, Emacs always uses the present
-definition, even though it is wrong for some prior years.
+practice}, not historical fact.  For example Veteran's Day began in
+1919, but is shown in earlier years.
 
 @node Sunrise/Sunset
 @section Times of Sunrise and Sunset