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Public holidays

Public holidays in Wales are simply the Bank Holidays of the United Kingdom that apply there. Note that Bank Holidays in Wales coincide exactly with those of England (both having differences from those in Scotland and Northern Ireland). See Bank Holiday for more detail, including the history of Bank Holidays.

The following table gives the Welsh names of the Bank Holidays alongside their English names. Easter Sunday, although not a Bank Holiday, is in Welsh: "Sul y Pasg".

Date English Name Welsh Name
1 January New Year's Day Dydd Calan
The Friday before Easter Sunday Good Friday Gwener y Groglith
The day after Easter Sunday Easter Monday Dydd Llun y Pasg
First Monday in May May Day Bank Holiday Gwyl Banc Calan Mai
Last Monday in May Spring Bank Holiday Gwyl Banc y Gwanwyn
Last Monday in August Summer Bank Holiday Gwyl Banc yr Haf
25 December Christmas Day Dydd Nadolig
26 December Boxing Day Gwyl San Steffan

Many people think that Saint David's Day (Dydd Dewi Sant) should also be made a public hoiday in Wales. (1st March).


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