Whitmonday

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Whitmonday is a holiday observed on the day after Whitsunday, which is also known as Pentecost Sunday. It is a legal holiday in England, Wales, and Ireland. The Bank Holidays Act of 1871 established Whitmonday as a bank holiday in the United Kingdom. The term "Whitsunday" itself refers to Pentecost, a Christian festival celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles.123

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…Wales, and Ireland: Easter Monday; Whitmonday, the first Monday of August; December 26 if a weekday; and, by the act of 1875, December 27 when December 26 falls on a Sunday (i.e., the first weekday after Christmas; Boxing Day). The Bank Holiday (Ireland) Act of 1903 designated March 17, St.…
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…Wales, and Ireland: Easter Monday; Whitmonday, the first Monday of August; December 26 if a weekday; and, by the act of 1875, December 27 when December 26 falls on a Sunday (i.e., the first weekday after Christmas; Boxing Day). The Bank Holiday (Ireland) Act of 1903 designated March 17, St.…
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