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Saturday April 1, 2023 | April Fools Day | cards/flowers | |
Wednesday April 5, 2023 | Easter holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Friday April 7, 2023 | Good Friday | Catholic or protestant | |
Sunday April 9, 2023 | Easter | Catholic or protestant | |
Monday April 10, 2023 | Easter Monday | Catholic or protestant | |
Monday April 17, 2023 | Easter holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Friday April 21, 2023 | Queen's Anniversary | Events, celebrations... | |
Sunday April 30, 2023 | Belfast Marathon | Sports events | |
Monday May 1, 2023 | Early May Bank Holiday | Secular holiday | |
Saturday May 6, 2023 | Coronation Day | Special Events | |
Monday May 8, 2023 | Coronation Day | Secular holiday | |
Monday May 29, 2023 | Spring Bank Holiday | Secular holiday | |
Friday June 30, 2023 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Wednesday July 12, 2023 | Battle of Boyne | Secular holiday | |
Friday July 14, 2023 | Emmeline Pankhurst Day | Events, celebrations... | |
Monday August 28, 2023 | Summer Bank Holiday | Secular holiday | |
Friday September 1, 2023 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
April Fools Day
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Saturday April 1, 2023
cards/flowers : As the story goes, in 1564, France was one of the first nations to make January 1 officially New Year's Day, instead of the last week of March which was previously observed. In 1582, the Pope followed suit. Those who went on celebrating April 1st were mocked. As the zodiacal sign was the fish, The French placed dead fish on the backs of one another. Traditions vary from country to country.
Easter holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday April 5, 2023
School holidays :
Good Friday
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Friday April 7, 2023
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 April 9, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
Easter Monday
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Monday April 10, 2023
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.
Easter holiday (end)
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Monday April 17, 2023
School holidays :
Queen's Anniversary
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Friday April 21, 2023
Culture :
Belfast Marathon
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Sunday April 30, 2023
Sports events : Www.belfastcitymarathon.com/ 2023 edition confirmed
Early May Bank Holiday
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Monday May 1, 2023
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.
Coronation Day
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Saturday May 6, 2023
Special Events :
Coronation Day
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Monday May 8, 2023
Secular holiday : King Charles III except Shetland Islands
Spring Bank Holiday
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Monday May 29, 2023
Secular holiday :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday June 30, 2023
School holidays :
Battle of Boyne
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Wednesday July 12, 2023
Secular holiday :
Emmeline Pankhurst Day
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Friday July 14, 2023
Culture : (14 July 1858 - 14 June 1928)
outspoken reformer committed to securing womens suffrage in Britain. She was jailed on numerous occasions for her protests at the lack of political rights for women in the UK.
Summer Bank Holiday
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Monday August 28, 2023
Secular holiday :
Summer holiday (end)
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Friday September 1, 2023
School holidays :