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Word List: Public holidays in the UK
- New Year's Day, New Year's Days
(noun) - Definition:
- a legal holiday in many countries to welcome the New Year on January 1
- Example:
- After celebrating, they were very tired on New Year's Day.
- Good Friday, Good Fridays
(noun) - Definition:
- the Friday before Easter Sunday, believed by Christians to be the day on which Christ was crucified
- Example:
- Christians do not eat meat on Good Friday.
- Easter Monday, Easter Mondays
(noun) - Definition:
- the Monday following the Easter holiday
- Example:
- On Easter Monday, the family usually attends church.
- May Day, May Days
(noun) - Definition:
- the first day of May, a spring festival, a celebration of the beginning of spring and a world-wide workers' holiday
- Example:
- Some families go hiking on May Day.
- Spring Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holidays
(noun) - Definition:
- the last Monday in May
- Example:
- This Spring Bank Holiday, we will visit our grandparents.
- Summer Bank Holiday, Summer Bank Holidays
(noun) - Definition:
- the last Monday in August
- Example:
- The children look forward to the Summer Bank Holiday.
- Bonfire Night, Bonfire Nights
(noun) - Definition:
- a celebration, on the 5th of November, to remember the failure of the gunpowder plot of 1605
- Example:
- On Bonfire Night, British people gather around bonfires.
- St. Andrew's Day, St. Andrew's Days
(noun) - Definition:
- a Christian saint's day on November 30
- Example:
- People commemorate Saint Andrew on St. Andrew's Day.
- Boxing Day, Boxing Days
(noun) - Definition:
- the day after Christmas Day, December 26th
- Example:
- Usually, the family sees their friends on Boxing Day.
- St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Days
(noun) - Definition:
- a Roman-Catholic holiday commemorating Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland on 17th of March
- Example:
- All over the world, people celebrate and have parties on St. Patrick's Day.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/common-vocabulary/time-and-date/public-holidays-and-holidays/united-kingdom/
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