Holidays in Great Nortend

Holidays in Great Nortend are days which are established or recognised by the law for the commemoration of certain events, persons or causes. Great Nortend has one of the highest number of public holidays in the world. In total there are 29 public holidays, all which can be broadly classified as Christian in nature. They are referred to by their associated feast days, or “holy days”, on the Church of Nortend calendar.

Public Holidays

Public holidays, or “red letter days”, are recognised by the customary law as being civilly observed days of religious observance. No transaction in trade or legal process can occur on a public holiday, and are deemed to occur on the day after. Furthermore, there are many cultural traditions associated with holidays throughout the year, often blending agricultural or pre-Christian customs or beliefs with Christian observances.

Not all holidays observed in Great Nortend are deemed public holidays. Notably all Sundays are public holidays. Additionally, the Holy and Especial Days Act, 36 Cath. II, which superseded the 1893 act of the same name, determined sixteen days as public holidays. These are the eight term days and eight additional religious days.

• Michaelmas Day (Term Day)
• All Hallows' Day (Half Term Day)
• Christmas Day (Term Day)
• Epiphany Day
• Candlemas Day (Half Term Day)
• Lady Day (Term Day)
• Good Friday
• Holy Saturday
• Easter Sunday
• Easter Monday
• Roodmas Day (Half Term Day)
• Ascension Day
• Whit Sunday (King's Birthday)
• Midsummer Day (St. John's Day) (Term Day)
• Petermas (Half Term Day)
• Assumption Day

As Easter Sunday and Whit Sunday fall on Sundays, which are already public holidays, there are up to a fortnight of public holidays on what would otherwise be ordinary weekdays.

Bank holidays

In addition to public holidays, there are thirty-five additional bank holidays upon which no commercial transactions may occur. These are :—

• St. Andrew's Day
• St. Thomas's Day
• St. Stephen's Day
• St. John the Evangelist's Day
• Childermas Day
• St. Silvester's Day
• Circumcision Day
• St. Hilary's Day
• Conversion of St. Paul Day
• St. Matthias's Day
• Maundy Thursday
• Easter Tuesday
• St. Mark's Day
• St. Philip and S. James's Day
• Whit Monday
• Whit Tuesday
• St. Barnabas's Day
• St. Peter and St. Paul's Day
• Visitation of Mary Day
• Nativity of Mary Day
• St. James the Great's Day
• St. Christopher's Day
• St. Bartholomew's Day
• St. Samson's Day
• St. Augustine's Day
• St. Luke's Day
• St. Simon and St. Jude's Day
• All Souls' Day
• St. Crispin's Day
• St. Matthew's Day
• St. Martin's Day
• St. Lucy's Day
• St. Edmund's Day
• St. Gregory's Day
• St. Nicholas's Day
• St. Jerome's Day

Concurrence

Additional holidays are not created when two or more holidays coincide, including when a holiday coincides with a Sunday, the latter being a bank holiday.