Jersey information
Population: 100,800
Capital: Saint Hellier
Calling Code: (44)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: British pound
Language: English
List of National
Holidays in Jersey in 2020
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Jersey: 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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Long Weekend!
Good Friday
Jersey: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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Long Weekend!
Easter Monday
Jersey: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
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Jersey: This is a national public holiday in the United Kingdom and is celebrated on the first Monday in May
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Long Weekend!
Public Holiday
Jersey: Jersey politicians have agreed an extra day off on Friday May 8th 2020 to mark 75 years since VE.
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Jersey: Marks the end of the occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II on 9 May 1945
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Jersey: The second UK Bank Holiday in May which replaced Whit Monday in 1967
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Jersey: Known as the August bank Holiday in the United Kingdom
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Long Weekend!
Christmas Day
Jersey: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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Jersey: As Boxing Day falls on a Saturday in 2020, the following Monday will be a public holiday
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Notes
- If a bank holiday falls on a weekend, a 'substitute' weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday.