2007-02-18 16:16:23 · 1 answers · asked by uberbitch9 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
Bank holidays are national holidays taken by everyone on specific days of the year. They are given on weekdays rather than Saturday or Sunday and the name relates to the fact that Banks were traditionally closed for business on those days.
The bank holidays are
Christmas and Boxing Day, the holidays will be given on 25th and 26th of December or the following working days if 25th and/or 26th fall at the weekend.
New Year which is the 1st January (obviously) or the following Monday if the 1st falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
Good Friday and Easter Monday.
Early Spring Day, taken the first Monday in May.
Spring Holiday taken on the Last Monday in May
Summer Holiday taken the last Monday in August
The holidays are similar in Scotland, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland although there are extra days given in Ireland for St Patricks day in March.
As for the rest of the Commonwealth there will be similarities in some countries and variations in others.
2007-02-19 00:39:04 · answer #1 · answered by jimnychris 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋