England, Wales, Ireland | Scotland |
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New Year's Day | |
Easter Monday | Good Friday |
Whit Monday | First Monday in May |
First Monday in August | First Monday in August |
Boxing Day/St Stephen's Day | Christmas Day |
El "Boxing Day" o Festividad de San Esteban al día siguiente de Navidad, si es una "Bank Holiday" y es fiesta como en muchos países del mundo (y como el Lunes de Pascua); igual que en Catalunya y alguna otra comunidad de España: pero no en las castellanas, que prefieren celebrar la vigilia de Navidad o Noche Buena (que le vamos a hacer...).
El total de festividades oficiales en Inglaterra y demás naciones del Reino Unido son:
Date | Name | Notes |
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1 January | New Year's Day | from 1974, by Royal proclamation annually[3][4][5][6] |
17 March | St. Patrick's Day | Northern Ireland only (this was not an officially recognised public holiday in Northern Ireland until the peace process was signed and from thereon was recognised) |
variable | Good Friday | Traditional Common law holiday[3][4][5][6] |
Easter Monday | Statutory bank holiday, defined by name.[12] | |
First Monday in May | May Day Bank Holiday | from 1978, by Royal proclamation annually[3][4][5][6] |
Last Monday in May | Spring Bank Holiday | Statutory bank holiday from 1971,[12] following a trial period from 1965 to 1970. Replaced Whit Monday, which was formerly a public holiday whose date varied according to the date of Easter.[12][13][14] The legislation does not specify a name for the holiday, merely when it occurs. |
12 July | Battle of the Boyne (Orangeman's Day)[15] | Northern Ireland only |
Last Monday in August | Late Summer Bank Holiday | Statutory bank holiday from 1971,[12] following a trial period from 1965 to 1970. Replaced the first Monday in August (formerly commonly known as "August Bank Holiday".[3][6][12] The legislation does not specify a name for the holiday, merely when it occurs. |
25 December | Christmas Day | Traditional Common law holiday[3][4][5][6] |
26 December (see Notes) | Boxing Day | Statutory bank holiday. Legislation does not name the holiday, but states that it falls on "26th December, if it be not a Sunday."[12] |
27 December | not named | Statutory bank holiday only in a year in which 25th or 26th December is a Sunday.[12] This has the effect of adding an extra holiday when Christmas Day or Boxing Day fall on a Sunday. |
Coronel Von Rohaut
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