Easter Monday bank holiday
Jan 17, 2011
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Easter Monday directly follows Easter Sunday and is celebrated as a holiday in primarily Christian cultures, especially Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox cultures. Easter Monday is the second day of the octave of Easter Week in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar.
Easter Monday
In the past, the post-Easter festivities involved a week of secular celebration, but this was reduced to one day in the 19th century. Events include egg rolling competitions and,
in predominantly Roman Catholic countries, dousing other people with water which traditionally had been blessed with holy water the day before at Easter Sunday Mass and carried home to bless the house and food.
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Holiday
- Easter Monday
- Observed
- Type National
- Date Easter Sunday +1
- 1st Jan…New Years Day
- 15th Jan…Martin Luther King Day
- 14th Feb…Valentines Day
- May/April…Mothers Day
- 1st April…April Fools Day
- 22nd April…Earth Day
- 1st May…May Day
- 4th July…Independence Day
- 1st Aug/30th Aug…August Bank Holiday
- Nov ’4th Thursday’…Thanksgiving
- …Ramadan
- 31 Oct…Halloween
- 25 Dec…Christmas Day
- 26 Dec…Boxing Day
Other Dates
