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In the United Kingdom, public holidays are days on which most businesses and non-essential services are closed. Many retail businesses (especially the larger ones) do open on some of the public holidays. There are restrictions on trading on Sundays, Easter and Christmas Day in England and Wales and on New Year's Day and Christmas Day in Scotland.
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 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. [1] [2] In Ireland, there are some ...
Public holidays in the United Kingdom; 0–9. The 11-day weekend; A. Anniversary Days Observance Act 1859; Apple Day; Armed Forces Day (United Kingdom) August Bank ...
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. ... United Kingdom [81] 8 10 depending on nation, ...
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 ...
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.
In British diplomatic missions, the day is treated as the national day of the United Kingdom. Although it is not celebrated as a specific public holiday in the UK, some civil servants are given a "privilege day" at this time of year, which is sometimes merged with the Spring bank holiday (last Monday in May) to create a four-day weekend. The ...
Public holidays in the United Arab Emirates; Public holidays in the United Kingdom. Public holidays in Anguilla; Public holidays in the British Virgin Islands; Public holidays in the Cayman Islands; Public holidays in Gibraltar; Public holidays in the Falkland Islands; Public holidays in Montserrat; Public holidays in Saint Helena, Ascension ...