United Kingdom

Fixed Public Holidays

1 January	New Year's Day
2 January	Bank Holiday in Scotland only
17 March	St Patrick's Day in N. Ireland only
1st Monday in May	May Day Bank Holiday
Last Monday in May	Bank Holiday
12 July	Battle of the Boyne Day in Northern Ireland only
1st Monday in August	Summer Bank Holiday in Scotland only
Last Monday in August	Summer Bank Holiday except Scotland
25 December	Christmas Day
26 December	Boxing Day (St Stephen's Day for Roman Catholics)

Holidays falling on a weekend are celebrated on the Monday following. If two consecutive holidays fall on a Saturday and Sunday, they are observed on the Monday and Tuesday following. Scottish clearing banks observe the British, not the Scottish Bank Holidays. New Year's Eve, 31 December 1999 was a special public holiday. Moveable Public Holidays

Feast	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Good Friday	28 Mar	10 Apr	2 Apr	21 Apr	13 Apr	29 Mar	18 Apr	9 Apr
Easter	30 Mar	12 Apr	4 Apr	23 Apr	15 Apr	31 Mar	20 Apr	11 Apr
Easter Monday	31 Mar	13 Apr	5 Apr	24 Apr	16 Apr	1 Apr	21 Apr	12 Apr