Bank Holidays in United Kingdom 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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: Day after New Year's Day
- This additional days holiday for New Year in the UK is observed only in Scotland
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: Burns Night
- Burns Night celebrates the life and work of Robert Burns, considered to be the national poet of Scotland
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: St. David's Day
- St David is the patron saint of Wales. This holiday is always observed on March 1st, as the tradition is that he died on that day in 589 AD
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: Shrove Tuesday
- In Ireland and UK it is a popular custom to make pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. Not a Public Holiday
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: St. Patrick's Day (in lieu)
- St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is a widely known historic figure. But for all his celebrity, his life remains somewhat of a mystery
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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 Sunday
- Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
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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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: St. George's Day
- Celebrated annually on April 23rd, as this is the generally accepted date of St. George's death
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: Early 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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: 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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: Battle of the Boyne
- Holiday in Northern Ireland. Events on the day commemorate the Battle of the Boyne, fought on July 1st 1690 by King William of Orange against King James II
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: Summer bank holiday
- Scotland only. This holiday is observed on the first Monday in August
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: August Bank Holiday
- August bank Holiday. This is a regional holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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: Guy Fawke's Night
- Celebrates the failure of the Gunpowder plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament
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: Remembrance Sunday
- Observed on Sunday closest to November 11 to recall the end of World War I and honour the veterans of both World Wars.
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: St. Andrew's Day (in lieu)
- St. Andrew's Day is celebrated annually on November 30th, as this is the generally accepted date of St. Andrew’s death.
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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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: Bank Holiday
- In Northern Ireland, Banks are closed today for the extended Christmas period
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