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Thursday march 28, 2024 | Easter holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Friday march 29, 2024 | Good Friday | Catholic or protestant | |
Sunday march 31, 2024 | Easter | Catholic or protestant | |
Sunday march 31, 2024 | Daylight Saving Time | Special Events | |
Monday april 15, 2024 | Easter holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Sunday april 21, 2024 | Queen's Anniversary | Events, celebrations... | |
Monday may 6, 2024 | Early May Bank Holiday | Secular holiday | |
Monday may 27, 2024 | Spring Bank Holiday | Secular holiday | |
Friday may 31, 2024 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Monday june 10, 2024 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Wednesday july 24, 2024 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Monday august 26, 2024 | Summer Bank Holiday | Secular holiday | |
Monday september 2, 2024 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Easter holiday (beginning)
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Thursday march 28, 2024
School holidays :
Good Friday
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Friday march 29, 2024
Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.
Easter
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Sunday march 31, 2024
Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday march 31, 2024
Special Events : At 1:00 am local times
Easter holiday (end)
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Monday april 15, 2024
School holidays :
Queen's Anniversary
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Sunday april 21, 2024
Culture :
Early May Bank Holiday
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Monday may 6, 2024
Secular holiday : The Bank of England observed about 33 saints' days and religious festivals as holidays, but in 1834 this was reduced to four May 1 (May Day), November 1 (All Saints' Day), Good Friday and Christmas Day.
In 1871, the Bank Holidays Act 1871 was introduced. It stated that no person was compelled to make any payment or to do any act upon a bank holiday which he would not be compelled to do or make on Christmas Day or Good Friday.
100 years later the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 was passed, specifying the majority of the current bank holidays, although New Year's Day and May Day were not introduced throughout the whole of the UK until 1974 and 1978.
Spring Bank Holiday
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Monday may 27, 2024
Secular holiday :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday may 31, 2024
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday june 10, 2024
School holidays :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday july 24, 2024
School holidays :
Summer Bank Holiday
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Monday august 26, 2024
Secular holiday :
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday september 2, 2024
School holidays :