Posted by Peter Ceresole on December 27, 2012 at 00:08:35 user PeterC.
In Reply to: Re: Seasons Greetings posted by Tom Napier on December 26, 2012 at 14:43:00:
The implication is that under normal conditions the school holiday extended to about mid-January.
I think that's right. Christmas holidays were about 4 weeks long, like the Easter holidays. My birthday is on the 18th of December, and that was usually on or about the end of the autumn term. Back to school would be around the 10th or 12th of January.