UK/US holidays: definitions

UK holidays: definitions

min/max date	name [definition]
01 Jan		(New Year's Day) [1 Jan (1st day of the year)]
01 Jan-03 Jan	New Year's Day BH (UK) [1st M/T/W/T/F of the year]
02 Jan-04 Jan	2 January BH (Scotland) [2nd M/T/W/T/F of the year]
01 Mar		(St David's Day) [1 Mar]
01 Mar-04 Apr	(Mother's Day (UK)) [Easter Sunday minus 21 days (Mothering Sunday)]
17 Mar		(St Patrick's Day) [17 Mar]
17 Mar-19 Mar	St Patrick's Day BH (Northern Ireland) [1st M/T/W/T/F on/after 17 Mar]
20 Mar-23 Apr	Good Friday BH [Easter Sunday minus 2 days]
22 Mar-25 Apr	(Easter Sunday) [Easter Sunday]
23 Mar-26 Apr	Easter Monday BH [Easter Sunday plus 1 day]
25 Mar-31 Mar	(BST starts) [last Sunday of March (DST starts)]
23 Apr		(St George's Day) [23 Apr]
01 May-07 May	Early May BH [1st Monday of May]
25 May-31 May	Spring BH [last Monday of May]
15 Jun-21 Jun	(Father's Day) [3rd Sunday of June]
12 Jul		(Orangemen's Day) [12 Jul]
12 Jul-14 Jul	Orangemen's Day BH (Northern Ireland) [1st M/T/W/T/F on/after 12 Jul]
01 Aug-07 Aug	Summer BH (Scotland) [1st Monday of August]
25 Aug-31 Aug	Summer BH (Eng/Wal/NI) [last Monday of August]
25 Oct-31 Oct	(GMT starts) [last Sunday of October (DST ends)]
30 Nov		(St Andrew's Day) [30 Nov]
30 Nov-02 Dec	St Andrew's Day BH (Scotland) [1st M/T/W/T/F on/after 30 Nov]
25 Dec		(Christmas Day) [25 Dec]
25 Dec-27 Dec	Christmas Day BH (UK) [1st M/T/W/T/F on/after 25 Dec]
26 Dec		(Boxing Day) [26 Dec]
26 Dec-28 Dec	Boxing Day BH [2nd M/T/W/T/F on/after 25 Dec]

UK holidays: differences

7 bank holidays common to England/Scotland/Wales/Northern Ireland:
note: Summer BH is defined differently for Scotland:
01 Jan-03 Jan	New Year's Day BH (UK) [1st M/T/W/T/F of the year]
20 Mar-23 Apr	Good Friday BH [Easter Sunday minus 2 days]
01 May-07 May	Early May BH [1st Monday of May]
25 May-31 May	Spring BH [last Monday of May]
01 Aug-07 Aug	Summer BH (Scotland) [1st Monday of August]
25 Aug-31 Aug	Summer BH (Eng/Wal/NI) [last Monday of August]
25 Dec-27 Dec	Christmas Day BH (UK) [1st M/T/W/T/F on/after 25 Dec]
26 Dec-28 Dec	Boxing Day BH [2nd M/T/W/T/F on/after 25 Dec]

1 bank holiday in England/Wales/Northern Ireland only (not Scotland):
23 Mar-26 Apr	Easter Monday BH (Eng/Wal/NI) [Easter Sunday plus 1 day]

2 bank holidays in Northern Ireland only:
17 Mar-19 Mar	St Patrick's Day BH (Northern Ireland) [1st M/T/W/T/F on/after 17 Mar]
12 Jul-14 Jul	Orangemen's Day BH (Northern Ireland) [1st M/T/W/T/F on/after 12 Jul]

2 bank holidays in Scotland only:
02 Jan-04 Jan	2 January BH (Scotland) [2nd M/T/W/T/F on/after 1 Jan]
30 Nov-02 Dec	St Andrew's Day BH (Scotland) [1st M/T/W/T/F on/after 30 Nov]

Bank holidays in total:
8	England
9	Scotland
8	Wales
10	Northern Ireland

US holidays: definitions

min/max date	name [definition]
31 Dec-02 Jan	New Year's Day H (US) [nearest M/T/W/T/F on/around 1 Jan]
01 Jan		(New Year's Day) [1 Jan (1st day of the year)]
15 Jan-21 Jan	Martin Luther King Jr. Day H [3rd Monday of January]
15 Feb-21 Feb	Presidents' Day H [3rd Monday of February (Washington's Birthday)]
08 Mar-14 Mar	(DT starts) (US) [2nd Sunday of March (DST starts)]
22 Mar-25 Apr	(Easter Sunday) [Easter Sunday]
08 May-14 May	(Mother's Day (US)) [2nd Sunday of May]
25 May-31 May	Memorial Day H [last Monday of May]
15 Jun-21 Jun	(Father's Day) [3rd Sunday of June]
18 Jun-20 Jun	Juneteenth H [nearest M/T/W/T/F on/around 19 Jun]
19 Jun		(Juneteenth) [19 Jun]
03 Jul-05 Jul	Independence Day H [nearest M/T/W/T/F on/around 4 Jul]
04 Jul		(Independence Day) [4 Jul]
01 Sep-07 Sep	Labor Day H [1st Monday of September]
08 Oct-14 Oct	Columbus Day H [2nd Monday of October]
01 Nov-07 Nov	(ST starts) (US) [1st Sunday of November (DST ends)]
02 Nov-08 Nov	(Elections) (US) [1st Tuesday on/after 2 Nov (the Tuesday after the first Monday in November)]
10 Nov-12 Nov	Veterans Day H [nearest M/T/W/T/F on/around 11 Nov]
11 Nov		(Veterans Day) [11 Nov]
20 Nov-28 Nov	Thanksgiving Day H [4th Thursday of November]
24 Dec-26 Dec	Christmas Day H (US) [nearest M/T/W/T/F on/around 25 Dec]
25 Dec		(Christmas Day) [25 Dec]

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