In France, they have the expression 'faire le pont'
This literally means 'to make the bridge'
What it means in actuality, however, is that the damned frogs get yet ANOTHER day off work. As if they didn't take enough holidays already.
Because today is May day, and in 'civilised' countries, you get May Day off, all the Frenchies had a holiday.
And because today is a Thursday, it is a generally -accepted rule that the WHOLE OF FRANCE will take tomorrow off as well, in order to enjoy a FIVE DAY WEEKEND of Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
This is how on fait le pont.
Personally, I think it is scandalous.
But not so scandalous that I would have serious moral issues about doing the very same thing were I to live in France...
Hey ho. I guess I am just morally reprehensible. Never mind.
I am looking forward to having Monday off though, to an almost untold degree.. and while I really should use the time wisely to revise, I am in fact going shopping and having a reunion meal with the Rome trip people, because I've got my priorities completely sorted 
But seriously though, I wish teachers would stop setting homeworks. How are you supposed to revise if there is all this other stuff you have to do before you can get down to it? And it's all very well teachers saying 'oh but it's only a little bit', when all of your teachers give you a little bit, it soon becomes a mountain... especially if you put off doing it in order to get something worthwhile done!
Raaaaaaaah! In other words!
Ahem. Rant over.
The moral of the story for today is live in France, you get more holidays.
