Bank holiday. A secular day on which banks in Great Britain and Ireland are legally closed.
In Great Britain (excepting Scotland) and Ireland the legal or bank holidays are Easter Monday,
Whit-Monday, the first Monday in August, and December 26 (Boxing day) ; and the banks are also
closed as a matter of course on Christmas day and Good Friday. In Scotland the bank holidays
are New Year's day, Christmas (if either falls on a Sunday, then the following day is a holiday),
Good Friday and the first Mondays in May and August.