Multi-Culturalism

[William Lancee]

In the spirit of New Year I want to suggest that in reply to https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/b4x-cholidays-determine-when-a-certain-holiday-is.112652/

I suggest that members from other backgrounds/cultures contribute to an algorithm for an all inclusive calendar of holidays.

 

[rabbitBUSH]

algorithm for an all inclusive calendar of holidays.

So ... let's say :
Every country {approx 256};
Estimate {15 per annum on average}
Every religion {make a guess 5000}
Estimate {5 per annum on average}
A random number for unintimated special interest groups

nSIG = {guesstimated value}

Htot = ((ctry * ctry_est) +(reli*reli_est) + (RAND(nSIG)))

SOMEONE do the math....

Maybe it would be

 Today is? :: look_up_table :: map_holidays :: RESULT(and has these {Htot} holidays)

 

[William Lancee]

1. there are 366 possible dates for a year
2. each could have significance for someone
3. filter these significances by something
- a large number of people who celebrate by having a day off work
- days with a special greeting
- days with a special meal (or abstinence)
- days that signify victory (or defeat)
- days that are not like most other days of the year
4. even with this trivial set there is a complexity problem
- every day is many people's birthday
- every weekend is a holiday
- each criterion requires an unspecified threshold

Happy New Year!