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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 and Christmas Day in England and Wales and on New Year's Day and Christmas Day in Scotland.
Second Fry-day in July, July 12 in 2024 National French Fries Day [126] [127] July 15 National Tapioca Pudding Day [70] July 15 Gummi Worm Day [85] July 16 Fresh Spinach Day [45] [128] July 16 National Corn Fritter Day [129] July 17 National Peach Ice Cream Day [130] July 20 National Fortune Cookie Day [131] [132] July 20 National Lollipop Day ...
National Honey Bee Day: 08-15: August 15 World Orangutan Day [117] 08-19: August 19 World Mosquito Day: 08-20: August 20 World African Wild Dog Day [118] 08-26: August 26 International Whale Shark Day [119] [120] 08-30: August 30 World Beach Day, aka National Beach Day [121] 09-01: September 1 International Primate Day [122] 09-01: September 1
Shrove Tuesday. Concluding day of Carnival or Shrovetide; the day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Shrove Tuesday is always placed 47 days before the western Easter Sunday. Shrove Tuesday (also known as Pancake Tuesday or Pancake Day) is the final day of Shrovetide, marking the end of pre-Lent. Lent begins the following day with Ash ...
January 1: National Bloody Mary Day. January 4: National Spaghetti Day. January 11: National Milk Day. January 15: National Bagel Day. January 19: National Popcorn Day. January 27: National ...
Cultural, religious. The Harvest Festival of Thanksgiving is a celebration of the harvest and food grown on the land in the United Kingdom. It is about giving thanks for a successful crop yield over the year as winter starts to approach. The festival is also about giving thanks for all the good and positive things in people's lives, such as ...
Saint David's Day (Welsh: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant or Dydd Gŵyl Dewi [ˈdɨːð ˌɡuːɨ̯l ˌdɛu̯.i ˈsant, ˈdiːð ̩ɡʊi̯l ˌdɛu̯.i]), or the Feast of Saint David, is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March, the date of Saint David's death in 589 AD. Traditional festivities include wearing daffodils ...
National Tea Day is observed in the United Kingdom every year on 21 April to celebrate the drinking of tea. [1] It is celebrated in tea rooms, hotels, pubs and cafés through special events, [2] and charitable fundraising events held across the country, [3] including a tea 'Fes-Tea-Val' at Chiswick House & Gardens in London. [2][4] Tea brands ...