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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]
On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate their most important church festival, the resurrection of Christ, and children receive chocolate Easter eggs and engage in chocolate egg hunts. Hot cross buns are eaten and Easter greetings include "Happy Easter" in English or "Pasg Hapus" in Welsh. [16] The traditional meal on Easter Sunday is roast lamb.
In Sweden and Finland, traditions include egg painting and small children dressed as Easter witches (påskkärring [47] or in Finland påskhäxa, typically dressed as old folks) collecting candy door-to-door, in exchange for decorated hand-made greetings such as cards [48] or pussy willows, called virvonta in Finland, which is a result of the ...
Wearing Easter Bonnets. Another Easter tradition in the U.S. is the donning of the Easter bonnet. This fancy hat became a popular addition to Sunday church attire because of how it represents a ...
Pages in category "Holidays based on the date of Easter" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Pages in category "Public holidays in the United Kingdom" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In the U.K. and the U.S., rolling Easter eggs down a hill is a popular tradition. Participants decorate hard-boiled eggs and then roll them down a slope, with the egg that travels farthest without ...
In the United Kingdom, both Good Friday and Easter Monday are bank holidays. [26] Traditions include going to Church, eating Easter Eggs and hot-cross buns. In the north of England, the traditions of rolling decorated eggs down steep hills and pace egging are still adhered to today.