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Allows to define a holiday which date is related to Easter Sunday.

Usage

easter_day(offset, julian = FALSE, weight = 1, validity = NULL)

Arguments

offset

The position of the holiday in relation to Easter Sunday, measured in days (can be positive or negative).

julian

Boolean indicating if Julian calendar must be used.

weight

weight associated to the holiday.

validity

validity period: either NULL (full sample) or a named list with "start" and/or "end" dates in the format "YYYY-MM-DD".

References

More information on calendar correction in JDemetra+ online documentation: https://jdemetra-new-documentation.netlify.app/a-calendar-correction

Examples

easter_day(1) #Easter Monday
#> Easter related day: offset=1
easter_day(-2) # Easter Good Friday
#> Easter related day: offset=-2
# Corpus Christi 60 days after Easter
# Sunday in Julian calendar with weight 0.5, from January 2000 to December 2020
easter_day(offset=60,julian=TRUE,weight=0.5,
validity = list(start="2000-01-01", end = "2020-12-01"))
#> Easter related day: offset=60 , weight=0.5 , from=2000-01-01 , to=2020-12-01