Monday, 16 May 2011

My Suggestions for British National Holidays


January 1st New Years Day (Bank holiday)
February 1st or 2nd Imbolc (Gwyl Ffraed) (Ordinary work day)
February 4th Family Day (Public holiday) (N.I only)
February 15th Youth Day (Ordinary work day)
March 1st St. David´s Day (Celebrated in Wales only) (Public holiday)
March 17th St. Patrick´s Day (Celebrated in Northern Ireland only) (Public holiday)
March 20th or 21st Spring Equinox (Ostara) (Ordinary work day)
March/April Good Friday (Friday immediately preceding Easter Sunday (Public holiday)
March/April Easter Monday (The day after Easter Sunday) (Bank holiday)
April 23rd St. George´s Day (celebrated in England only) (Public holiday)
May 1st May Day (Beltane) (Bank holiday)                                      
May 8th Victory in Europe Day (Public Holiday)
May 24th Empire Day (Monday on or before May 24th) (Ordinary work day)
Last Monday in May Spring Bank Holiday (Bank holiday) 
June 14th Victory in The Falklands Day (Ordinary work day)
June 18th Waterloo Day (Ordinary work day)
June 20th or 21st Summer Solstice (Midsummer-Litha) (Public Holiday)
July 12th Family Day (Public Holiday) (Not in N.I)
July 12th Orangemen's Day (Public holiday N.I only)
July 22nd Queen Anne day (Ordinary work day)
August 1st Autumn Equinox (Lughnasadh) (Ordinary work day)
August 15th Victory in Japan Day
August Bank Holiday (usually around 27th)
September 21st 22nd or 23rd Autumn Equinox (Mabon) (Ordinary work day)
October 21st Trafalgar Day (Public holiday 1st day) (Start of a Military week)
October 25th Agincourt Day (Ordinary work day)
October 31st Samhain (Ordinary work day)
November 20th St. Edmund’s Day (Celebrated in England only) (Public holiday)
November 30th St. Andrew (Celebrated in Scotland only) (Public holiday)
December 21st or 22nd Winter Solstice (Public holiday 1st day) (Yule12 day celebration)
December 25th Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
December 26th Boxing Day (Bank holiday)
Bold type, key days Some dates are subject  to change according to the year.

 

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