Sir John Lubbock, a banker and the first Baron of Avebury, drafted the Bank Holiday Act in 1871 which ... while New Year’s Day and May Day applied to the whole of the UK a few years later.

Additional dates for 2025 include the early and late May bank holidays, which fall on Mondays May 5 and May 26, having moved ...

The next bank holiday for England and Wales is set for Friday, April 18, marking Good Friday. This falls three weeks later ...

May contains two bank holidays for all four nations of the UK. The first is known as the Early May bank holiday or May Day, and takes place on 6 May 2024. The second is the Spring bank holiday ...

In May 2025, India will observe a variety of regional and national holidays. One of the key holidays is Labour Day (or International Workers' Day) on May 1, 2025, celebrated across many states ...

People are being urged to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE day with street parties – as four days of concerts, services ...

The UK recognises eight annual bank holidays, with some exceptions under special circumstances. But with four close to each ...