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In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Good Friday and Christmas Day are common law holidays, having been customary holidays since time immemorial. [5]The first official bank holidays were named in the Bank Holidays Act 1871, introduced by Liberal politician and banker Sir John Lubbock. [5]
Holidays in England (2 C, 10 P) ... Holidays in Wales (5 P) Pages in category "Public holidays in the United Kingdom" ... New Year's Day; O.
Pages in category "Holidays in England" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. August Bank Holiday; E.
28 November – The OECD warns that the UK and the Eurozone could be on the brink of another recession barely two years after the previous one. [127] 30 November – Public sector workers stage a strike over government plans to make their members pay more and work longer to earn their pensions. [128]
According to the Church of England's calendar, when St George's Day falls between Palm Sunday and the Second Sunday of Easter inclusive, it is moved to the Monday after the Second Sunday of Easter. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 2011, for example, 23 April was Holy Saturday, so St George's Day was moved to Monday 2 May, and in 2014 it was celebrated on Monday ...
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Following the two year trial, each year's date was announced in Parliament on an ad hoc basis, causing problems for publishers of the calendars and diaries. [10] The rule seems to have been to select the weekend of the last Saturday in August, so that in 1968 [ 11 ] and 1969 [ 12 ] Bank Holiday Monday actually fell in September, [ 13 ] causing ...
See Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland. In Poland during holidays on 1 and 3 May, when taking a few days of leave can result in 9-day-long holidays; this is called The Picnic (or Majówka). In Japan, golden-week lasts roughly a full week. Then, in 2007, the law was amended so that if any 2 public holidays occur both on a weekday and are ...