United Kingdom of G.B. & N. Ireland (Wales) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
Date | Name | Kind | More |
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Friday June 3, 2022 | Queen's Platinum Jubilee | Secular holiday | |
Monday June 6, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Friday July 22, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Sunday August 7, 2022 | Motorcycle Grand Prix | Sports events | |
Wednesday October 5, 2022 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Friday October 28, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Monday November 7, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Friday December 23, 2022 | Winter holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Sunday December 25, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Monday December 26, 2022 | Boxing Day | Secular holiday | |
Tuesday December 27, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Queen's Platinum Jubilee
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Friday June 3, 2022
Secular holiday :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday June 6, 2022
School holidays :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday July 22, 2022
School holidays :
Motorcycle Grand Prix
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Sunday August 7, 2022
Sports events : Http://www.motogp.com in Blaenau Gwent 2022 edition confirmed
Summer holiday (end)
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Wednesday October 5, 2022
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday October 28, 2022
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday November 7, 2022
School holidays :
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Friday December 23, 2022
School holidays :
Christmas Day
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Sunday December 25, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.
Boxing Day
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Monday December 26, 2022
Secular holiday : Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated on the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradesmen would traditionally receive gifts known as a Christmas box from their masters, employers or customers.
Due to historical reasons, depending on the year, Boxing Day can be celebrated BEFORE Christmas in the UK. [Wikipedia]
Christmas Day
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Tuesday December 27, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.