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  2. Public holidays in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    In the United Kingdom, public holidays are days on which most businesses and non-essential services are closed. Many retail businesses (especially the larger ones) do open on some of the public holidays. There are restrictions on trading on Sundays, Easter Day and Christmas Day in England and Wales and on New Year's Day and Christmas Day in ...

  3. International Women's Day - Wikipedia

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    The holiday became a mainstream global holiday following its promotion by the United Nations in 1977. International Women's Day is a public holiday in several countries. The UN observes the holiday in connection with a particular issue, campaign, or theme in women's rights.

  4. Commonwealth Day - Wikipedia

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    2026 date. March 9. ( 2026-03-09) Frequency. Annual. Related to. Victoria Day /Sovereign's Day [note 1] Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations, held on the second Monday in March. While the date holds some official status in select member states of the Commonwealth, observances of the date are not uniform ...

  5. Remembrance Day - Wikipedia

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    Remembrance Day (11 November) is a national holiday in France and Belgium. It commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at 11:00 am—the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month."

  6. Countries of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Since 1922, the United Kingdom has been made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland ( variously described as a country, [1] province, [2] [3] [4] jurisdiction [5] or region [6] [7] ). The UK Prime Minister 's website has used the phrase "countries within a country" to ...

  7. List of minimum annual leave by country - Wikipedia

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    12. 11. 23. Argentina. 14 calendar days (10 working days, from 0 to 5 years seniority), 21 calendar days (15 working days, from 5 to 10 years), 28 calendar days (20 working days, from 10 to 20 years) and 35 calendar days (25 working days, from 20 years). Employers can decide unilaterally when the leave days are taken.

  8. British National Day - Wikipedia

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    British National Day. British National Day is a proposed official national day for the United Kingdom and a celebration of British national identity. Currently the UK has no single official national day, although the King's Official Birthday is used for this purpose in some contexts.

  9. List of environmental dates - Wikipedia

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    09: September 16, 2023, Third Saturday in September National Cleanup Day: 09: September 18, 2021, Third Saturday in September International Red Panda Day: 09: Third Saturday of September Zero Emissions Day: 09-21: September 21 Car Free Day: 09-22: September 22 World Rhino Day: 09-22: September 22 National Hunting and Fishing Day