英国节假.docVIP

英国节假 Chapter3 Festivals and Holidays 节日和假期 银行假日 Bank Holidays Many public holidays in Britain are known as “bank holiday”---so called because these are holidays on which banks are legally closed. Most fall on Mondays. In England and Wales there are six bank holidays: New Year’s Day, Easter Monday, May Day (not necessarily on 1 May), Spring and Late Summer Holidays at the end of May and August respectively, and Boxing Day. There are also two common law holidays on Good Friday and Christmas Eve. In Scotland there are nine public holidays: New Year’s Day, 2 January, Good Friday, Easter Mon