In United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, Bank holidays are mainly public holidays. On these days the general public who are associated with different services, only excluding some of the essential utility services, enjoys a holiday. These days are referred as bank holidays as on these days, banks also remain closed. There is virtually no operation at any of the banks on these bank holidays.
So, when we are discussing bank holidays, it is better for us to chart down the 2010 Bank Holidays in UK. Planning in advance will be possible if you have an idea about the 2010 UK Bank holidays. It must be known that, the number of Bank holidays in UK is considerably less than the numbers of public holidays being observed in other European countries.
Generally speaking, the bank holidays include the holidays proclaimed by the Royal authorities and the common holidays prescribed by the body of Law or the ‘common law holidays’, such as, Good Friday and the Christmas. If it is desired to make a list of the 2010 Bank holidays in UK, then bank holidays in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland also needs to be taken into account.
If we follow the history and go back to the previous years, even before 1834, then we will see that, at that time, only the ‘Thirty Three Saint’s Day and other religious festivals were observed as Bank holidays. In 1834, it got limited to only four scheduled holidays. The first Bank Holiday legislation was passed in the year 1871 and the Bank Holidays Act 1871 came into being.
The calendar of 2010 Bank Holidays in UK is been created according to the prescribed bank holidays prevailing in UK at the recent times. There are separate list of holidays for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as the days vary to some extent due to difference in traditions and culture.
List of 2010 UK Bank Holidays in different parts–
England and Wales:
- New Year's Day
- Easter Monday
- Early May
- Spring Bank Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
Scotland:
- New Year's Day
- Second of January
- Early May Bank Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday
- St Andrew's Day
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
Northern Ireland:
- New Year's Day
- St Patrick's Day
- Easter Monday
- Early May Bank Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday
- Battle of the Boyne or the Orangemen's Day
- Summer Bank Holiday
- Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
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