:Public holidays in Gibraltar
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The public holidays in Gibraltar are a mix of "bank holidays" and "public holidays" and are often used interchangeably, although strictly and legally there is a difference. Bank holidays are holidays when banks and many other businesses are closed for the day. Public holidays are holidays which have been observed through custom and practice.
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|url = https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/new/sites/default/files/press/2017/Official%20Notices/BANK%20HOLIDAYS%202018.pdf
|title = HM Government of Gibraltar - BANK AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2018
|access-date = 2018-11-17
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Date | Name | Notes |
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1 January | New Year's Day | from 1974, by Royal Proclamation. currently{{when|date=August 2017}} not proclaimed if 1 January falls on Saturday or Sunday. |
Third Monday in February | Winter Midterm Bank Holiday{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1870747.stm |title=The rocky road to Spain |date=2002 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=9 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218073355/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1870747.stm |archive-date=18 February 2006 |df=dmy-all }} | Usually, but in 2021 it was held on 15 February. |
rowspan="2"| Variable | Good Friday | Traditional common law holiday Falls on {{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|format=j xg|day=Good Friday}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}. |
Easter Monday | Statutory bank holiday, defined by name. Falls on {{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|format=j xg|day=Easter Monday}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}. | |
28 April | Workers' Memorial Day | |
1 May | May Day Bank Holiday | |
Last Monday in May | Spring Bank Holiday | Statutory bank holiday from 1971, following a trial period from 1965 to 1970. Replaced Whit Monday, which was formerly a public holiday whose date varied according to the date of Easter. The legislation does not specify a name for the holiday, merely when it occurs. Falls on {{#expr:32-{{#time:N|{{CURRENTYEAR}}-05-31}} }} May in {{CURRENTYEAR}}. |
Second Monday in June | King's Birthday | |
Last Monday in August | Summer Bank Holiday | Statutory bank holiday from 1971, following a trial period from 1965 to 1970. Replaced the first Monday in August (formerly commonly known as "August Bank Holiday". The legislation does not specify a name for the holiday, merely when it occurs. Falls on {{#expr:32-{{#time:N|{{CURRENTYEAR}}-08-31}} }} August in {{CURRENTYEAR}}. |
10 September | Gibraltar National Day | |
25 December | Christmas Day | Traditional common law holiday |
26 December | Boxing Day | Statutory bank holiday. Legislation does not name the holiday, but states that it falls on "26th December, if it be not a Saturday or Sunday." Falls on Monday 28 December 2020 (In lieu of Saturday 26 December 2020)
{{cite web |url = https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/bank-and-public-holidays-2020-5363 |title = HM Government of Gibraltar - BANK AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2020 |access-date = 2020-01-02 }} |
Notes
- In 2020, 8 May was also a public holiday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day.