HolidaysandFestivalsinUK英国的节日和假期

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1、HolidaysandFestivalsinUKBritishBankHolidays2011-PublicHolidaysUKWhatarebankholidays?BankholidaysarepublicholidaysintheUnitedKingdom,whenbanksandmanyotherbusinessesareclosedfortheday.NewYear'sDayMorethan10,000dancers,acrobats,cheerleaders,musiciansandperformersas

2、sembleintheheartofthecityfora“celebrationofnations.”StartingasBigBenstrikes12Noon,theParadetakesthefollowingroute:ParliamentSquare,Whitehall,TrafalgarSquare,PallMall（伦敦的一条街名，以俱乐部多而闻名）,RegentStreet摄政街，以高级服装而著名）,PiccadillyCircus（戏院和娱乐中心）andthenuptothejunctionofBe

3、rkeleyStreetonPiccadilly.St.Patrick'sDay(17March)GoodFridayEasterMondayMayDayorEarlyMayBankHolidaySpringBankHolidayBattleoftheBoyne-Orangemen'sDay12July201012July201112July2012SummerBankHolidayFirstMondayinAugust2 Aug20101 Aug20116Aug2012SummerBankHolidayLastMon

4、dayinAugustYesNoYes30Aug201029Aug201127Aug2012StAndrew'sDayNoYesNo30Nov201030Nov201130Nov2012ChristmasDayBankHolidayYesYesYes27Dec2010▲26Dec2011▲25Dec2012BoxingDay,St.Stephen'sDay28Dec2010♣27Dec201126Dec2012WhatareBankHolidays?Britishbankholidaysarepublicholi

5、daysandhavebeenrecognisedsince1871.WhyaretheycalledBankholidays?ThenameBankHolidaycomesfromthetimewhenbankswereshutandsonotradingcouldtakeplace.BankholidaysTodayThereiscurrentlyatotalof8permanentbankandpublicholidaysinEngland,WalesandScotlandand10inNorthernIrela

6、nd.TheseincludeChristmasDayandGoodFriday,whichinEngland,WalesandNorthernIrelandarecommonlaw'holidays(theyarenotspecifiedbylawasbankholidaysbuthavebecomecustomaryholidaysbecauseofcommonobservance).HolidaysandNotableSpecialDaysinGreatBritainJanuary1stNewYear'sDay5

7、thTwefthNightFebruary1stCandlemasDay圣烛节14thValentine‘sDay情人节March1stStDavid'sDay(WalesNationalDay)17thSt.Patrick'sDay(Ireland'sSpecialDay)March/AprilShroveTuesday忏悔星期二Lent大斋节MotheringSunday拜望双亲节MaundyThursday圣星期四EasterApril1stAprilFool'sDay23rdStGeorge'sDay(Engl

8、and'sNationalDay)May1stMayDayJuneTroopingtheColoursWimbledonTennisTournamentJulySwanUppingAugustNottingHillCarnival诺丁山狂欢节SeptemberHarvestFestivalOctober31stHalloweenN