There are many holidays in Great Britain. Some are public - and will allow people to celebrate at home, and some of them you need to celebrate at work. Here is the list you should know.
January
New Year's Day (Public holiday) - 1 January. 2 January is also a public holiday in Scotland.
March
St Patrick's Day (17 March) This is a public holiday in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Mother's Day (The fourth Sunday in Lent)
April
April Fool's Day (1 April)- It is traditional for people to play tricks or practical jokes on each other on this day.
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Shrove Tuesday (Forty - seven days before Easter)
Good Friday (Public holiday) - the strange name in English for the day commemorating Christ's crucifixion
Easter Monday (Public holiday)- The day after Easter Sunday
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May
May Day (Public holiday)- The first Monday in May. In Britain this day is associated more with ancient folklore than with the workers. In some villages the custom of dancing round the maypole is acted out.
Spring Bank Holiday (Public holiday)- The last Monday in May. There used to be a holiday on 'Whit Monday' celebrating the Christian feast of Pentecost.
June
Father's Day - The third Sunday in June.
Queen's Birthday
(Urodziny królowej) - Official celebrations to mark Sovereigns' birthday have often been held on a day other than the actual birthday, particularly when the actual birthday has not been in the summer. King Edward VII, for example, was born on 9 November, but his official birthday was marked throughout his reign in May or June when there was a greater likelihood of good weather for the Birthday Parade, also known as Trooping the Colour.Remember you should always address the Queen as : Your Majesty.
It's always on the second or third Saturday in June. It is 'official' because it is not her real one. Certain public ceremonies are performed on this day.
July
Orangemen's Day - 12 July. This is a public holiday in Northern Ireland only. In this way, the holiday associated with the Catholic part of the community (St Patrick's Day) is balanced by one associated with the other part, the Protestants
August
Summer Bank Holiday (Public holiday)- The last Monday in August
October
.Halloween - 31 October
November
Guy Fawkes' Day 5 November. Bonfire Night
Remembrance Sunday - the second Sunday in November. This day commemorates the dead both World Wars. Money is collected in the street on behalf of charities for ex-service- men and women. The people who donate money are given paper poppies to pin on their clothes. (donate- darować, podarować; poppy - mak)
December
-------------------------------------------------------------Christmas Eve - Wigilia Bożego Narodzenia
Christmas - Boże Narodzenie
Boxing Day (Public holiday)- the day on which the collecting boxes in churches were opened and the content distributed to the poor (distribute - rozdawać, rozdzielać)
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New Year's Eve (Sylwester)
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