The full list of bank holidays in Scotland for 2023 have been confirmed and comes as we only have two bank holidays left for the remainder of the year.
Bank holidays are a national public holiday in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Crown dependencies. The term refers to all public holidays in the UK and they are held under common law or declared by royal proclamation.
They include certain seasonal events such as Christmas, Easter and New Years. On bank holidays most shops shut, schools will close, places of business will general shut down and public transport is reduced.
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Next year a total of nine dates are bank holidays with some different to those living in England, for example, St Andrew's Day.
So what are the dates? Here's the full list to mark in your diaries.
Scottish bank holidays 2023 - full list
- Monday, January 2 - New Year's Day (Substitute day)
- Friday, April 7 - Good Friday
- Monday, April 10 - Easter Monday
- Monday, May 1 - Early May bank holiday
- Monday, May 29 - Spring bank holiday
- Monday, August 7 - Summer bank holiday
- Thursday, November 30 - St Andrew's Day
- Monday, December 25 - Christmas Day
- Tuesday, December 26 - Boxing Day
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