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  2. Public holidays in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Summer bank holiday remains on its original date in Scotland. Falls on 5 August in 2024. 30 November: St. Andrew's Day: Statutory: Unlike other bank holidays it must be taken by workers in lieu of another bank holiday. [44] 25 December: Christmas Day: Statutory: The observance of Christmas Day was abolished by an Act of Parliament in 1640.

  3. August Bank Holiday - Wikipedia

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    The August Bank Holiday or Summer Bank Holiday [1] is a public holiday in the United Kingdom, part of the statutory bank holiday provision. Originally, the holiday was held on the first Monday of August across the country, but was changed in the late 1960s to the last Monday in August for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

  4. How to double your annual leave for 55 days off in 2024 - AOL

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    Bank Holiday dates 2024. Monday, 1 January – New Year’s Day. Friday, 29 March – Good Friday. Monday, 1 April – Easter Monday. Monday, 6 May – Early May bank holiday.

  5. Bank holiday - Wikipedia

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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 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 .

  6. Whitsun - Wikipedia

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    As the first holiday of the summer, Whitsun was one of the favourite times in the traditional calendar, and Whit Sunday, or the following week, was a time for celebration. This took the form of fêtes, fairs, pageants and parades, with Whitsun ales and Morris dancing in the south of England and Whit walks, Club Days and wakes in the north. [18]

  7. List of countries by number of public holidays - Wikipedia

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    depending on the canton, including holidays falling on a weekend Taiwan [76] 12 12 Thailand [31] 16 16 Tanzania [77] 16 16 East Timor [78] 18 18 Trinidad and Tobago [31] 18 18 Turkey [31] 14 14 Ukraine [79] 11 11 United Kingdom [80] 8 10 depending on nation, but 8 for England and Wales [81] United States [82] 6 11 Uruguay [83] 12 12 Venezuela ...

  8. Bank Holidays Act 1871 - Wikipedia

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    The Bank Holidays Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 17) established public holidays (known as bank holidays) in addition to those customarily recognised in the United Kingdom.. The Act designated four bank holidays in England, Wales and Ireland (Easter Monday; Whit Monday; First Monday in August; 26 December if a weekday) and five in Scotland (New Year's Day, or the next day if a Sunday; Good Friday ...

  9. Public holidays in the European Union - Wikipedia

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    Public holidays for the institutions of the European Union in 2024 Date Day 1 January 2024: New Year's Day: 2 January 2024: Day following New Year's Day 28 March 2024 (Thursday before Easter) Maundy Thursday: 29 March 2024 (Friday before Easter) Good Friday: 1 April 2024 (Monday after Easter) Easter Monday: 1 May 2024: Labour Day: 9 May 2024 ...