bank holidays were introduced in the uk in 1871.
when were bank holidays introduced in the uk?
1871
the first official bank holidays were the four days named in the bank holidays act 1871. until 1834, the bank of england observed about 33 saints' days and religious festivals as holidays, but in that year this was reduced to four: 1 may (may day), 1 november (all saints' day), good friday and christmas day. in 1871, the first legislation relating to bank holidays was passed when liberal politician and banker sir john lubbock introduced the bank holidays act 1871, which specified the days in the table below. under the act, no person was compelled to make any payment or to do any act upon a bank holiday which he would not be compelled to do or make on christmas day or good friday, and the making of a payment or the doing of an act on the following day was equivalent to doing it on the holiday. people were so grateful that some called the first bank holidays "st lubbock's days" for a while. scotland was treated separately because of its separate traditions: for example, new year is a more important holiday there.
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a bank holiday in india is a public holiday which is declared specially for banks and other financial institutions. not all public holidays are classified as bank holidays – bank holidays are declared by central/state governments/union territories under the negotiable instruments (ni) act, 1881.





























india is a multicultural and multireligious society and celebrates holidays and festivals of various religions. consequently, in addition to national holidays, many states and regions have local festivals depending on religious and linguistic demographics. the state governments declare the public holidays for each year.





























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