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In Nigeria, Boxing Day is a public holiday for working people and students. When it falls on a Saturday or Sunday, there is always a holiday on the following Monday. [26] In Scotland, Boxing Day has been specified as an additional bank holiday since 1974, by royal proclamation under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971. [27] [28]
In 1903, the Bank Holiday (Ireland) Act added 17 March, Saint Patrick's Day, as a bank holiday in Ireland only. [8] New Year's Day did not become a bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland until 1 January 1974. Boxing Day did not become a bank holiday in Scotland until 1974. [9]
Since the day is largely associated with the United Kingdom, all regions under the British umbrella (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) celebrate Boxing Day.
Most areas in Scotland did not have the four-day weekend and only had the Tuesday official holiday. In 2022, there was a special holiday on Friday 3 June to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. Therefore, to create a four-day weekend, the Spring Bank Holiday that would usually occur at the end of May was moved to Thursday 2 June.
The First Minister said the measures were necessary to combat the new strain of coronavirus. The Christmas “bubble” policy has been scrapped, with household mixing only allowed on Christmas Day.
Boxing Day is a holiday in Massachusetts as of 1996, when Gov. William F. Weld declared it so in honor of local British citizens who wished to celebrate it stateside. However, it still isn't a ...
These are the public holidays observed in Ireland. [1] Public holidays in Ireland (as in other countries) may commemorate a special day or other event, such as Saint Patrick's Day or Christmas Day. On public holidays (sometimes referred to as bank holidays), most businesses and schools close. Other services, for example, public transport, still ...
Christmas Day was made a public holiday in 1958 [12] in Scotland, Boxing Day only in 1974. [13] The New Year's Eve festivity, Hogmanay , was by far the largest celebration in Scotland. The giftgiving, public holidays and feasting associated with mid-winter were traditionally held between 11 December and 6 January.