▁although ▁not ▁a ▁requirement ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁— ▁which ▁merely ▁states ▁that ▁an ▁election ▁may ▁be ▁held ▁on ▁any ▁day ▁" except ▁S atur days , ▁Sund ays , ▁Christmas ▁E ve , ▁Christmas ▁Day , ▁Good ▁Friday , ▁bank ▁hol id ays ▁in ▁any ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁any ▁day ▁appointed ▁for ▁public ▁thanks g iving ▁and ▁m our ning ." ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁local ▁elections ▁are ▁usually ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁Th urs day ▁in ▁May . ▁ ▁The ▁Elect oral ▁Administration ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁removed ▁Mau nd y ▁Th urs day ▁as ▁an ▁ex cluded ▁day ▁on ▁the ▁elect oral ▁tim et able , ▁therefore ▁an ▁election ▁can ▁now ▁be ▁held ▁on ▁Mau nd y ▁Th urs day ; ▁prior ▁to ▁this ▁elections ▁were ▁sometimes ▁scheduled ▁on ▁the ▁T ues day ▁before ▁as ▁an ▁alternative . ▁ ▁Ast ro log y ▁Th urs day ▁is ▁aligned ▁by ▁the ▁planet ▁Jup iter ▁and ▁the ▁ast ro log ical ▁signs ▁of ▁P is ces ▁and ▁S ag itt arius . ▁ ▁Popular ▁culture ▁In ▁the ▁nur ser y ▁rh yme , ▁" M ond ay ' s ▁Child ", ▁" Th urs day ' s ▁Child ▁has ▁far ▁to ▁go ". ▁In ▁some ▁high ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁rum ours ▁said ▁that ▁if ▁someone ▁wore ▁green ▁on ▁Th urs days , ▁it ▁meant ▁that ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁was ▁gay