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| Calendar |
| The Calendar |
| Basics |
| Introduction of the Gregorian Calendar |
| Bank Holidays |
| Bank Holidays: later history |
| General |
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| Jewish calendar begins |
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3761 BC |
| Calendar currently in use (since 1752 in Britain) |
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Gregorian |
| Calendar replaced by the Gregorian (1752 in Britain) |
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Julian |
| States | Days lost | Year | ||
| Venice, France, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands (Thursday 4th October was followed by Friday 15th) |
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10 |
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1582 |
| Holy Roman Empire (Catholic states) |
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10 |
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1583 |
| Holy Roman Empire (Protestant states), Denmark (Sunday 18th February was followed by Monday 1st March) |
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10 |
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1700 |
| Great Britain (Wednesday 2nd September was followed by Thursday 14th) |
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11 |
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1752 |
| Sweden |
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11 |
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1753 |
| Russia (Wednesday 31st January was followed by Thursday 14th February) |
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13 |
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1918 |
| Bank Holidays Act |
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1871 |
The original four Bank Holidays (England, Wales, Northern Ireland):
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Easter Monday |
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First Monday in August |
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Boxing Day |
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Whit Monday |
Christmas Day and Good Friday were traditional days of rest and worship, and were not included in the Act.
Scotland's original five Bank Holidays:
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New Year's Day |
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Good Friday |
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First Monday in May |
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First Monday in August |
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Christmas Day |
Additional days subsequently designated in Northern Ireland:
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St. Patrick's Day (1903) |
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Battle of the Boyne Day (1926) |
| Bank Holidays Act (1871) replaced by the Banking and Financial Dealings Act |
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1971 |
| Whit Monday replaced by Spring Bank Holiday (the last Monday in May); August Bank Holiday moved to the last Monday in August (previously the first) |
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1971 |
| 2 January becomes an additional Bank Holiday in Scotland (by the 1971 Act) |
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1973 |
| New Year's Day becomes a Bank Holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; Boxing Day becomes a Bank Holiday in Scotland |
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1974 |
| First Monday in May becomes a Bank Holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; last Monday in May in Scotland |
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1978 |
| Twelfth Night (Epiphany) commemorates |
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The visit of the Magi |
| 2nd Feb: the Purification of the Virgin and the Presentation of Christ in the Temple is celebrated as |
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Candlemas |
| The third full moon of a season that has four (most seasons have three. Often defined as the second full moon in a calendar month, or the 13th in a calendar year) |
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Blue moon |
| First full moon after the Vernal Equinox |
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Paschal Full Moon |
| Nearest full moon to the Autumn equinox |
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Harvest Moon |
| Full moon after the Harvest Moon |
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Hunter's Moon |
| Alternative name for All Saints' Day |
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All Hallows Day |
| Also known as Pack–Rag Day |
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Martinmas |
| Eve of All Saints' Day |
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Hallowe'en |
| Pagan festival celebrated on 30 April or 1 May, particularly in Germany and the Baltic countries; named after a saint born in Devon about 710 |
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Walpurgis Night |
| A year ending in 00 is a leap year if it's |
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Divisible by 400 |
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