1. HOLIDAYS
IN GREAT BRITAIN

2. England, Wales, Northern Ireland
Public Holidays
Public holiday
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2017
New Year's Day UK
Fri. January 1
 Sun. January 1st.
Substitute day (for New Year's Day)
England, Wales, Northern Ireland
Mon. January 4
Mon. January 2nd
January 2nd 
Scotland
Sat. January 2
Substitute day (for 2nd January or New Year's Day)
 Mon. January 4
Tue. January 3rd
St. Patricks Day
Northern Ireland
Thu. March 17
 Fri. March 17th
Good Friday
Fri. March 25
Fri. April 14th
Easter monday
UK, except Scotland
Mon. March 28
Mon. April 17th
Early May Bank Holiday
Mon. May 2
Mon. May 1st.
Spring Bank Holiday
Mon. May 30
Mon. May 29th.
Battle of the Boyne
Tue. July 12
Wed. July 12th
Summer Bank Holiday
Mon. August 1
Mon. August 7th.
Mon. August 29
Mon. August 28th.
St. Andrews Day
Wed. November 30
Thu. November 30th.
Christmas Day Holiday
Sun. December 25
Mon. December 25th.
Boxing Day
Mon. December 26
Tue. December 26th.
Christmas Day (Substitute Day)
Tue. December 27

3. Valentine's Day
People with romantic feelings for a particular person may send person cards, gifts and text messages on Valentine's Day. Popular gifts include chocolates and flowers.

4. St. Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick’s Day is a cultural and religious holiday. It is named after Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461), one of the most commonly recognized patron saints of Ireland.

5. April Fools Day
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A day of jokes and tricks. You have to play a joke before 12 o’clock midday, otherwise someone plays a joke on you. No one really knows when this custom began but it has been kept for hundreds of years.

6. Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday, sometimes known as Mother's Day, is held on the fourth Sunday of Lent. It is exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday and usually falls in the second half of March or the beginning of April.

7. The Queen's Official birthday
Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) was born on 21 April, 1926 at 17 Bruton Street, London. Her birthday is officially celebrated in Britain on the second Saturday of June each year.

8. Trooping the Colour
The official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II is marked by a military parade known as Trooping the Colour (Carrying of the Flag). Each June, the Queen and other members of the Royal Family attend the ceremony.

9. Early May Bank Holiday
The first Monday of May is a bank holiday in the United Kingdom. It is called May Day in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is known as the Early May Bank Holiday in Scotland. It probably originated as a Roman festival honoring the beginning of the summer season. In more recent times, it has been a day to campaign for workers' rights.

10. Spring Bank Holiday
The last Monday in May is a bank holiday, too. Many organizations, businesses and schools are closed. Some people choose to take a short trip or vacation. Others use the time to walk in the country, catch up with family and friends, visit garden centers or do home maintenance.

11. Summer Bank Holiday
In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the summer bank holiday is on the last Monday of August. In Scotland it is on the first Monday of August. This day marks the end of summer holidays for many people who return to work or school in autumn.

12. Halloween
From the 19th Century to the present day, 31st October has increasingly known as a night when ghost, witches and fairies are especially active. Halloween celebrations include costume parties where people dress as witches, ghosts and animal figures associated with Halloween.
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13. Guy Fawkes Night
‘Guy Fawkes Night’ is also known as ‘Bonfire Night’ or ‘Firework Night’. On the 5th of November children traditionally take their home-made Guys out onto the streets of their town or village and ask passers-by for ‘a penny for the Guy’. This money is supposedly used as a contribution towards their fireworks.

14. Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day is on 11 November. It is a special day to remember all those men and women who were killed during the two World Wars and other conflicts. At 11am on each Remembrance Sunday a two minute silence is observed at war memorials and other public spaces across the UK.
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