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A century after the 1871 act, the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 (c. 80), which currently regulates bank holidays in the UK, was passed. [14] The majority of the current bank holidays were specified in the 1971 Act: however New Year's Day and May Day were not introduced throughout the whole of the UK until 1974 and 1978 respectively. [15]
This is an optional holiday, although it is usually observed. 47 days before Easter Sunday. moveable: Good Friday: Sexta-feira Santa: Friday before Easter Sunday. Last observed 18 April 2025: moveable: Easter Sunday: Domingo de Páscoa [6] Last observed 20 April 2025: 2 April Madeira's Autonomy Day: Dia da Autonomia
A national day is a day on which celebrations mark the statehood or nationhood of a state or its people.It may be the date of independence, of becoming a republic, of becoming a federation, or a significant date for a patron saint or a ruler (such as a birthday, accession, or removal).
Portugal Day, officially Portugal, Camões, and Portuguese Communities Day (Portuguese: Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas), is the national day of Portugal celebrated annually on 10 June. It is one of the public holidays in Portugal and celebrated by Portuguese people throughout the world.
The event was first officially held in 2010, announced as "the first Pageant of St George in 425 years". [22] The event has since developed as a major festival centred on Trafalgar Square and organised by the Mayor of London. [23] In 2011, a campaign to make St. George's Day a public holiday in England began on the UK government's e-petition ...
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A bank holiday is a national public holiday in the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies, and a colloquial term for a public holiday in Ireland. In the United Kingdom, the term refers to all public holidays, be they set out in statute, declared by royal proclamation , or held by convention under common law .
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