Miért érdemes élni, ha az ember dolgozik? Hétvége, szabadnap, ünnepnap. ;)
A nagy igazság, hogy itt is van pár bank holiday, de nem viszik túlzásba. Nagy-Britanniában minden évben 8 napot lehet ellógni.
| New Year's Day | January 1 |
| Good Friday | March 21 |
| Easter Monday | March 24 |
| Early May Bank Holiday | May 5 |
| Spring Bank Holiday | May 26 |
| Summer Bank Holiday | August 25 |
| Christmas Day | December 25 |
| Boxing Day | December 26 |
1834 előtt 33 napot ismert el a Bank of England, amelyek különböző szentekhez kapcsolódtak. De ezt egy kicsit soknak találták, így alaposan megnyírbálták az ünnepnapok számát, egyenesen négyre csökkent a szabadnapok száma. 1871-ben jött ki az Bank Holidays Act:
England, Wales, Ireland | Scotland |
New Year's Day | |
Good Friday | |
Easter Monday | |
Whit Monday | First Monday in May |
First Monday in August | First Monday in August |
Boxing Day | Christmas Day |
1971-ben alakult ki a mostani rendszer:
Date | Name | England and Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland | Republic of Ireland |
1 January | New Year's Day | X | X | X | X |
2 January | 2nd January | X | |||
St Patrick's Day | X | X | |||
The Friday before Easter Sunday | Good Friday | X | X | X | |
The day after Easter Sunday | Easter Monday | X | X | X | |
First Monday in May | May Day Bank Holiday (or Early May Bank Holiday in Scotland) / Labour Day (called this in Ireland) | X | X | X | X |
Last Monday in May | Spring Bank Holiday | X | X | X | |
First Monday In June | June Bank Holiday | X | |||
12 July | Battle of the Boyne - Orangemen's Day | X | |||
First Monday in August | Summer Bank Holiday | X | X | ||
Last Monday in August | Summer Bank Holiday | X | X | ||
Last Monday in October | October Bank Holiday | X | |||
30 November | X | ||||
25 December | Christmas Day | X | X | X | X |
26 December | Boxing Day, St. Stephen's Day | X | X | X | X |
