This weekend is a long weekend, known as Spring Bank Holiday or Late May Bank Holiday, in the U.K. (Monday May 30th)!
It became a holiday in 1967, replacing Whit Monday.
Whit Monday was never celebrated in Scotland and in the U.K. it often coincided with school exam schedules.
Whit Monday or Whitsuntide, also known as Pentecost, is observed 50 days (around 7 weeks) after Easter. It marks the end of the Easter cycle that began with Ash Wednesday at the start of Lent.
It has been replaced by the Spring Bank Holiday, which is celebrated on the last Monday in May.
Bank Holidays, usually fall on Mondays, they are public holidays where public services and postal services are closed.
Some shops and banks are closed and public transport operate on a reduced schedule.
Have a great Spring Bank Holiday Long Weekend people of England!!
:) :)
It became a holiday in 1967, replacing Whit Monday.
Whit Monday was never celebrated in Scotland and in the U.K. it often coincided with school exam schedules.
Whit Monday or Whitsuntide, also known as Pentecost, is observed 50 days (around 7 weeks) after Easter. It marks the end of the Easter cycle that began with Ash Wednesday at the start of Lent.
It has been replaced by the Spring Bank Holiday, which is celebrated on the last Monday in May.
Bank Holidays, usually fall on Mondays, they are public holidays where public services and postal services are closed.
Some shops and banks are closed and public transport operate on a reduced schedule.
Have a great Spring Bank Holiday Long Weekend people of England!!
:) :)
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