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Spain attempts to abolish 'harmful' siesta Source: IANS. Image Source: DGL. Microsoft Madrid, March 15: For admirers of traditional Spanish culture, the idea of abolishing the afternoon siesta may sound scandalous, but the government is adamant that it must be done. Not only is the siesta damaging Spain's economic competence, it is also destroying the family lives of company employees who lengthen their work days in an attempt to make up for three-hour lunch breaks. To set an example, the government has ordered civil servants to cut lunch breaks to a "minimum" and to stop working by 6 p.m. It may, however, take more than that to persuade Spanish city dwellers to give up their much-relished time off in the afternoons. Until now, the siesta formed part of Spanish culture, as inseparably as flamenco music or bullfights. People can be seen napping in cars or on benches; village streets become deserted especially on hot summer afternoons. The trouble is the fact that though the concept of the siesta is gradually disappearing, Spaniards still organise their lives as if it existed. Very few of today's city dwellers nap in the afternoon, yet most shops close and lunch breaks last from about 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Many Spaniards then try to make up for lost working hours by leaving the work place as late as 10 p.m., which leaves them hardly any time for their family. Read the rest of this story at: http://autofeed.msn.co.in/pandorav3/output/News/a966ac25-fb57-48a8-ac51- ed3401d2b762.aspx
