Key words - day off - free day without school or work
- UK+Commonwealth countries - corporation of past colonies of UK
- last Monday of May each year - this year Monday, May 27, 2013
- institutions - public buildings > school, banks, businness, agencies,...
History - started as the Monday after Pentecost
- also known as Whitsun
- in 2002 were Spring Bank Holiday moved to June 4 to follow extra bank holiday on June 3 > four-day weekend to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elisabeth II. (50th year of her accession to the throne of the UK
- in 2012 was moved to June 4 to celebrate Diamond Jubilee
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| Many people enjoy Spring Bank Holiday with relaxing meat. |
- first official holiday were named the Bank Holidays Act in 1871
- celebrated in UK and other Commonwealth countries
- last Monday of May each year
- many institutions are closed > schools, banks, agencies, ...
X some institutions for each location are opened and people are working these days for extra payment or special present for their work > free day according to your choice, extra equipment, ...
For many people this day means a day off. They usually take a short trip, weekend vacation, catch up with family members and friends or go shopping, because in these days many large shop centers are open to attract customers.
Cheese Rolling on Cooper´s Hill
There are also some interesting habbits according to this holiday. On Cooper´s Hill in Brockworth, people race down a hill following a large round cheese.This habbit have been started by the Romans or ancient Britons. In some years, there have been a lot of injuries causing the event to be cancelled in recent years.
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| Cooper´s Hill cheese rolling. |
