>June (Somebody Else's Queen's Birthday)
Do you get a day off for that day (not sure of date)- is it her real or "official" bithday? That's funny - we don't get a day off!
I was similarly surprised that Edinburgh has a day off in May for Victoria day - I'd never heard of it in England, why does anyone need a day off to celebrate a dead queen?
On the subject of living queens. England is getting an extra day off in 2002. On 3rd June there is a day off for the Queen's Golden Jubilee, assuming that she is still with us, and then another day on 4th June (a week later than usual) for "Spring Bank Holiday". Spring Bank Holiday isn't taken as a holiday in Edinburgh as it is only two weeks after Victoria Day - so it looks like there will be a battle of the queens (living v dead) to sort out the ensuing May/June bank holiday chaos.
I'll just stick with International Workers Day on 1st May (or nearest Monday) and seek out a few republicans (or publicans would do).
I'll add a list of the English Bank Holidays to save a post:
1st Jan - New Year's Day; 2nd Jan - Scotland only (I assume, recovering from New Year's Day)
Good Friday; Easter Monday;1st Monday in May - Mayday; Last Monday in May - Spring Bank Holiday; Last Monday in August -August Bank Holiday; Christmas Day; Boxing Day (All the Christmas/New Year Bank hoidays get moved to a Monday or Monday/Tuesday if they fall on a weekend)
