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Among European countries, Great Britain has the least number of public holidays. Given that Great Britain is a country with so much history, it is quite surprising that GB has so few holidays. In fact, most holidays in England are what so called Bank Holidays — which happen to coincide with the days when banks are closed. I guess this tells us that the British are a highly resourceful group of people. They wouldn’t waste a good working day for anything.
This year’s first bank holiday is actually today — the first Monday of May. Happy Bank Holiday to all! (It sounds a bit awkward, isn’t it?) 
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I have to go click on the link but is that the whole holiday? just calling “Bank Holiday”? isn’t there anything else? just curious…
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Admin - There are May Bank Holiday, June Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday, Summer Bank Holiday, & October Bank Holiday. And yes, these are exactly what they are called. Very uncreative!