Friday, March 25, 2011

Let Have Get Together on Bank Holidays in USA, UK, India, Canada

Bank holidays a days when the law requires that banks be closed. In the United States, England and it’s our India and more other states but generally includes, besides the major holidays, many days that are observed only by the banks and such government institutions as post offices. Strictly speaking, bank holidays are those holidays when banks are closed because they were established through custom. bank holidays mainly have had special significance as secular and perpetual holidays. The days include Christmas, Holy, Independence Day, Republic day etc.

Bank holiday sometimes shows similarities like some festive seasons are also celebrated in each and every country. Here I mention the bank holiday in Usa as following:

1. On 1st January they give legal holiday for New Year’s Day, and also in the 31st December they will be treated as a holiday for their employees.

2. On 21st February they designated as “Washington’s Birthday” which is the law that specify holidays for Federal employees.

3. and also in 25 December they celebrate “Christmas Day”. And if the Christmas falls on Sunday they will be treated as a holiday for Federal employees.

There are several celebrations that were they celebrate in each and every month but officially give holiday on above days like New Year’s Day, Birthday of Martin Luther king, Jr. and the well known Washington’s birthday, Memorial day, Independence day, Labor day, Columbus day, Veterans day, Thanksgiving day, Christmas day etc.

Public holidays and bank holidays in uk are said, for all practical purposes, the same thing. Mainly bank holidays are those holidays when banks and business are closed, and pubic holidays has become establishes through custom and practice both.

The four countries of the UK enjoy similar sets of bank also holidays every year. The four countries are as following:

1. England
2. Northern Ireland
3. Scotland
4. Wales

From the countries they were celebrates New Year, St. Patrick’s day, Good Friday, Summer bank holiday, Christmas day etc.

India is a multicultural and multi-religious society and celebrates holidays and festivals of various religions. Here in India have three national bank holidays in india as following:

1. Independence Day
2. Republic day
3. and Gandhi Jayanti

In addition, we can say that many states and regions have local festivals depending on religious and linguistic demographics. India is a federal union of states. This is the only exclusive section provides bank holidays for all the twenty-eight states and seven union territories. In addition bank holidays are also classified month-wise.

Canada celebrates its spectacular and joyful festival “New Year” celebration and gets covered in the blanket of white snow and immerses in humongous jubilation. bank holidays in canada shuts down and enjoys a great time with some festivals as following:

1. Family day
2. Heritage day
3. Good Friday 10 April
4. Easter Monday 13 April
5. Victory Day

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