why has may 2020 bank holiday been changed?
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But in 2020, instead of taking place on 4 May, the early bank holiday will be on Friday 8 May – VE Day. This was meant to ensure that the long weekend would coincide with the extended 75th anniversary celebrations of the surrender of Nazi Germany, which ended the Second World War in Europe.
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Easter Monday: Monday 13 April (England, Wales and Northern Ireland only) Early May bank holiday: Friday 8 May. ... Summer bank holiday: Monday 31 August (England, Wales and Northern Ireland only) St Andrew's Day: Monday 30 November (Scotland only)
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Summer bank holiday: Monday 26 August (England, Wales and Northern Ireland only) St Andrew's Day: Monday 2 December (Scotland only) Christmas Day: Wednesday 25 December. Boxing Day: Thursday 26 December.
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New Year's Day: Wednesday 1 January. New Year's Holiday: Thursday 2 January (Scotland only) ... Summer bank holiday: Monday 3 August (Scotland only) Summer bank holiday: Monday 31 August (England, Wales and Northern Ireland only)
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2019 Bank and Public Holidays: New Year's Day: Tuesday 1 January. ... Spring bank holiday: Monday 27 May. Battle of the Boyne: Friday 12 July (Northern Ireland only)
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Spring bank holiday: Monday 25 May. Battle of the Boyne (substitute day): Monday 13 July (Northern Ireland only) Summer bank holiday: Monday 3 August (Scotland only) Summer bank holiday: Monday 31 August (England, Wales and Northern Ireland only)
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Public Life January 2 is not a bank or public holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. However, January 1 and 2 are bank holidays in Scotland. Banks and post offices are closed.
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Senior Member. British people tend to call their public holidays bank holidays. When an anniversary day that is usually a bank holiday falls on a weekend, the date of the bank holiday is postponed and declared for a following weekday. This new date is termed a 'bank holiday in lieu' of the actual anniversary day.
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The second May bank holiday, which is taking place this year on Monday 25 May, replaced Whit Monday as a statutory bank holiday in 1971. Whit Monday is a Christian holiday that is celebrated after the moveable feast of Pentecost, a holy day that is observed 50 days after Easter.
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The Spring Bank Holiday is a national public holiday in the United Kingdom and is celebrated on the last Monday in May. It may also be known as the Late May Bank Holiday as this holiday was never given an official name.
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May Day 2019 holidays: May 1, which is celebrated as International Labour Day or May Day, is a bank holiday in many states in India. May 2019 holidays: May 1 is International Labour Day.
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17 May 2019 United Kingdom Holidays & Popular Observances 17 May 2019 was the 12th day of Ramadan (Muslim Obsrvance).
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Good Friday: Friday 10 April. Easter Monday: Monday 13 April (England, Wales and Northern Ireland only) Early May bank holiday: Friday 8 May. ... Summer bank holiday: Monday 3 August (Scotland only)
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The May Day bank holiday is taking place on 8 May in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The second May bank holiday, which is taking place this year on Monday 25 May, replaced Whit Monday as a statutory bank holiday in 1971.
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The next bank holiday date to mark in your diary is May 27th, 2019. This is officially known as the Spring bank holiday, which is an annual occasion.
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Normally the early May bank holiday falls on the first Monday of May. But in 2020 it won't be on May 4, it will be on Friday, May 8. The Monday directly after the weekend, May 11, is also a normal working day. The Government announced the change of date in June 2019 to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
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Early May bank holiday: Monday 6 May. ... Summer bank holiday: Monday 5 August (Scotland only) Summer bank holiday: Monday 26 August (England, Wales and Northern Ireland only) St Andrew's Day: Monday 2 December (Scotland only)