1. A display method operative within a display device of a data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries, comprising the steps of: defining at least first and second sets of holiday objects, each set of holiday objects corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a respective first or second locale; selecting between the first and second sets of holiday objects depending on a locale dynamically specified by the user; and displaying a representation of a calendar with the selected set of holiday objects presented therein.