Selected Major British Holidays

January

1st New Year's Day

1st - 2nd Hogmanay

6th Twelfth Night / Epithany

25th Burn's Night

February

14th St Valentine's Day

Shrove Tuesday

Ash Wednesday

March

1st St David's Day

17th St Patrick's Day

April

1st April Fools' Day

Easter

Maundy Thursday

Good Friday

Holy Saturday

Easter Sunday

Easter Monday

21st Queen Elizabeth's birthday

23rd St George's Day

May

first Monday MayDay

last Monday Spring Bank Holiday

June

second Saturday Queen's Official Birthday

24th Midsummer Day

July

12th Orangemen's Day

15th St Swithin's Day

August

12th Apprentice Boys' Parade

last Monday Summer Bank Holiday

September

29th Michaelmas

October

31st Halloween

November

5th Guy Fawkes' Day

11th Armistice Day

second Sunday Remembrance Sunday / Poppy Day

30th St Andrew's Day

December

24th Christmas Eve

25th Christmas Day

26th Boxing Day

31st New Year's Eve

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