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Contact edit! Train strike
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Monday march 4, 2024
Secular holiday : In London area
IFE
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Monday march 25, 2024
Tradeshows : Www.ife.co.uk/ lasts 3 days - in London 2024 edition confirmed
Easter holiday (beginning)
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Thursday march 28, 2024
School holidays : Starts one week later for shorter holidays in Liverpool, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Leicester, Reading, Sheffield...
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
Easter Monday
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Monday april 1, 2024
Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
European Travel Marketplace
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Monday april 8, 2024
Tradeshows : Https://portal.etoa.org lasts 2 days -- in London 2024 edition confirmed
Easter holiday (end)
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Monday april 15, 2024
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London Marathon
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Sunday april 21, 2024
Sports events : Https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com 2024 edition confirmed
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.
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday may 24, 2024
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Spring Bank Holiday
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Monday may 27, 2024
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Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday june 3, 2024
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Cinch tennis Championships
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Monday june 17, 2024
Sports events : One of the most popular and longest-running ATP Tour tennis events. Established in 1889 and held at The Queen’s Club in West Kensington 2024 edition confirmed
Rothesay International Eastbourne
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Monday june 24, 2024
Sports events : Tennis tournament lasts 7 days -- in Eastbourne 2024 edition confirmed
Wimbledon Tennis Cup
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Monday july 1, 2024
Sports events : Www.wimbledon.com 2024 dition confirmed
Silverstone British Grand Prix
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Sunday july 7, 2024
Sports events : Www.silverstone.co.uk lasts 3 days - 2024 edition confirmed
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday july 26, 2024
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Summer Bank Holiday
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Monday august 26, 2024
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Summer holiday (end)
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Monday september 2, 2024
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