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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.
Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday, also known as Monday of the Holy Spirit, is the holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost, a moveable feast in the Christian liturgical calendar. It is moveable because it is determined by the date of Easter .
Whit Monday, the day after Whitsun, remained a holiday in Britain until 1971 [5] when, with effect from 1972, the ruling Conservative Government decided to permanently replace it, following a five-year trial period, with a Spring Bank Holiday on the last Monday in May. Whit had been the occasion for many varied forms of celebration, and was of ...
In the United Kingdom the day is known as Whit Monday, and was a bank holiday until 1967 when it was replaced by the Spring Bank Holiday on the last Monday in May. In France, following reactions to the implementation of the Journée de solidarité envers les personnes âgées , Pentecost Monday has been reestablished as a regular (not as a ...
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 ...
May 18, 1964 (Monday) [ edit ] Mwanawina III , King of Barotseland , and Kenneth Kaunda , Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), signed the Barotseland Agreement establishing the Lozi people 's autonomy within Zambia as the Western Province .
Whit Monday – June 6 [19] August Monday – August 1; National Heroes' Day – October 10; 2023 Easter – April 9 [18] Whit Monday – May 29 [19] Labour Day – June 2; August Monday – August 7; National Heroes' Day – October 9; 2024 Easter – March 31 [18] Whit Monday – May 20 [19] Labour Day – June 7; August Monday – August 5
As a result of the Beeching Axe, the last booked westbound scheduled passenger train ran over the viaduct on Saturday 13 June 1964, the 8.55pm from Pontypool Road to Aberdare (High Level), arriving at 10.09pm, which was booked to stop at Crumlin (High Level) at 9.20pm. The very last eastbound train over the Vale of Neath line was the 8.45pm ...