Bruno Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Is next Monday the 28th, still classed as a bank holiday? Or is it officially put back a week to make a long weekend with the extra day for jubilee celebrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeX Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 No, not according to here: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/employment/employees/timeoffandholidays/dg_073741 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Not a bank holiday this year as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 Thanks for the link I thought as much, don't think all the pubs realise it tho, as in those putting entertainment on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Is next Monday the 28th, still classed as a bank holiday? No. Nice try! Or is it officially put back a week to make a long weekend with the extra day for jubilee celebrations. Yes: M 4/Tu 5 June. BUT the change was announced last year after some 2012 diaries had already gone to press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ sheffield Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 No. Nice try! :hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bypassblade Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I thought 28th was a B/H but apparently, moved to 4th June to bolt onto 5th for the Queen's jubilee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Pedant's note It's not a "Jubilee" but, instead, the 60th anniversary of: a. the death of King George VI; and b. the accession of Queen Elizabeth II. [it's not even the exact anniversary- but a week or two late!] Why? Because 'jubilee' derives from the Hebrew 'yovel'. This means: a. (literally) a ram's horn; or b. (in application) every 50th year- not 60th or any other ordinal number- when, in Temple Days, a rams' horn was blown on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) to signify the event. FACT:all leases expired that year. It was impossible to demise land/houses for any more than up to the next Jubilee year. See Leviticus 25:8-16. So now you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Pedant's note It's not a "Jubilee" Yes it is. The word in English does not mean the same as its Hebrew derivation once meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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