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5 May – Early May bank holiday; 26 May – Spring May Bank Holiday; 12 July – Orangemen's Day; 4 August – Summer Bank Holiday; 25 August – Summer Bank Holiday; 25 December – Christmas Day; 26 December – St Stephen's Day
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]
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.
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 the Republic of 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 .
The early May bank holiday, traditionally celebrated on a Monday, was moved back four days to carve out a three-day weekend for commemorative events on the 75th anniversary of VE Day in 2020.
Public holidays in Austria; Public holidays in Azerbaijan; Public holidays in the Bahamas; Public holidays in Bahrain; Public holidays in Bangladesh; Public holidays in Barbados; Public holidays in Belarus; Public holidays in Belgium; Public holidays in Belize; Public holidays in Benin; Public holidays in Bermuda; Public holidays in Bhutan ...
19 April – 5 May — 2025 World Snooker Championship [3] 1 May – 2025 United Kingdom local elections [4] 1 June – The sale of disposable vapes will be banned in England, Scotland, and Wales. [5] 22 June – 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich
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