Post by Mike Meyer on Mar 22, 2007 23:50:40 GMT -5
Terms and holidays
Hogwarts' school year is structured in a similar way to other Muggle (non-magic) schools and colleges in the UK, with a three-term year punctuated by holidays at Christmas and Easter and bounded by the long summer holiday. Students may optionally stay at Hogwarts for the Christmas and Easter holidays. Those who choose to stay at the castle do not have lessons and attend a feast on Christmas Day. Students also do not have classes on the week of Easter, but this is much less enjoyable for the students due to the large amounts of work that the teachers assign to their students beforehand.
Other than summer, Easter and Christmas, and weekends, students do not as a rule get days off for holidays. There are normally four feasts per year, the start-of-term feast and end-of-term feast, as well as feasts at Halloween and Christmas. In Harry's fourth year, there was a fifth feast to celebrate the beginning of the Triwizard Tournament. Also, in Harry Potter's second year, Professor Lockhart decided to celebrate Valentine's Day, much to the dislike of the rest of the staff and a number of (mostly male) students.
Hogwarts' school year is structured in a similar way to other Muggle (non-magic) schools and colleges in the UK, with a three-term year punctuated by holidays at Christmas and Easter and bounded by the long summer holiday. Students may optionally stay at Hogwarts for the Christmas and Easter holidays. Those who choose to stay at the castle do not have lessons and attend a feast on Christmas Day. Students also do not have classes on the week of Easter, but this is much less enjoyable for the students due to the large amounts of work that the teachers assign to their students beforehand.
Other than summer, Easter and Christmas, and weekends, students do not as a rule get days off for holidays. There are normally four feasts per year, the start-of-term feast and end-of-term feast, as well as feasts at Halloween and Christmas. In Harry's fourth year, there was a fifth feast to celebrate the beginning of the Triwizard Tournament. Also, in Harry Potter's second year, Professor Lockhart decided to celebrate Valentine's Day, much to the dislike of the rest of the staff and a number of (mostly male) students.