National Holidays in Jersey in 2019
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: Mothering Sunday
- Most people today equate Mothering Sunday with the traditions of the American Mothers Sunday. In actual fact, Mothering Sunday has nothing to do with anything maternal
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: Good Friday
- Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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: Easter Monday
- Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
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: May Bank Holiday
- This is a national public holiday in the United Kingdom and is celebrated on the first Monday in May
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: Liberation day
- Marks the end of the occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II on 9 May 1945
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: Spring Bank Holiday
- The second UK Bank Holiday in May which replaced Whit Monday in 1967
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: Father's Day
- Third Sunday in June
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: Summer Bank Holiday
- Known as the August bank Holiday in the United Kingdom
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: Christmas Day
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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: Boxing Day
- The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
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