St George’s Day
St George’s Day is the National Day for England and is celebrated on April 23rd.
The date of April 23rd is the chosen date for St George’s Day because that is the date that St. George died in 303 A.D.
Although St George is the Patron Saint of England the day is not marked with having a [...]
Bank Holidays 2009
Check out the Bank Holidays 2009 for the UK (England, Wales, Northern Ireland & Scotland).
The UK and Wales have the same Bank Holiday dates but Scotland has 2 extra bank holiday dates (2nd of January and St Andrew’s Day), Northern Ireland also has 2 extra bank holiday dates (St. Patrick’s Day & Battle of the [...]
Good Friday Traditions
On Good Friday there are a number of different traditions that take place.
For starters Good Friday is a Bank Holiday and is the start of a extra long 4 day weekend as Easter Monday is also a Bank Holiday date too.
Some Christians have a day of fasting on Good Friday. Fasting is where you don’t [...]
Good Friday 2009
For anyone who wants to know when is Good Friday 2009 the answer is Friday 10th April.
The day of Good Friday is a bank holiday and is 2 days before Easter Day. Some people follow Good Friday traditions on this day. For other dates related to this visit the Easter 2009 page.
Bank Holiday Dates - 2009, 2010, 2011
England and Wales Bank Holidays
2009
2010
2011
New Year’s Day
1 January
1 January
3 January
Good Friday
10 April
2 April
22 April
Easter Monday
13 April
5 April
25 April
Early May Bank Holiday
4 May
3 May
2 May
Spring Bank Holiday
25 May
31 May
30 May
Summer Bank Holiday
31 August
30 August
29 August
Christmas Day
25 December
27 December **
27 December **
Boxing Day
28 December *
28 December *
26 December
* = Substitue Bank Holiday as 26th falls at the [...]
Boxing Day
Boxing day is on the 26th December.
It is the day that follows Christmas day and is another bank holiday. If Boxing Day falls on a weekend day then the Boxing Day bank holiday will be carried forward to either the Monday (if it falls on a Saturday) or to the Tuesday (if it falls on [...]
Christmas Day
Christmas Day is on the 25th December.
This is not just a bank holiday over in the UK but through out the world Christmas Day is a bank holiday.
Christmas day represents the day that Jesus was born and this is the reason we have Christmas. However Christmas has become very commercialised now and many people only [...]
Summer Bank Holiday
The Summer Bank Holiday in on the last Monday of August in England, Wales & Northern Ireland and is on the first Monday of August in Scotland.
The Summer Bank Holiday represents the end of summer and over the bank holiday weekend some places have annual events. In London the Notting Hill Carnival takes place.
This bank [...]
Early May Bank Holiday
Early May Bank Holiday is also known as “Bank Holiday Weekend”.
May Bank Holiday is always on the first Monday in May giving everyone an extended weekend break.
The 1st of May is known as May Day, and over the May Bank holiday there is quite often May Day celebrations with Morris Dancing, Maypole dancing and the [...]