The Spring Bank Holiday is a national public holiday in the United Kingdom and is celebrated on the last Monday in May.
It may also known as the Late May Bank Holiday.
Spring Bank Holiday became a holiday in 1967 when it replaced Whit Monday as a public holiday in the UK.
The change was welcome as the date of Whit Monday often fell in summer term for schools interrupting exam schedules.
Whit Monday was never celebrated in Scotland.
In 2012, the Spring Bank holiday was moved to early June to allow a 4 day weekend for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
This day is also a public holiday in Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey.
Bank Holidays
On Bank Holidays, generally on a Monday, some shops and banks are closed. Shops that open may follow different trading hours than normal and transport may run on a reduced schedule. There will be no postal service.
Bank holidays were first introduced by the Bank Holidays Act of 1871, which designated four holidays in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and five in Scotland.