Handsel Monday is called the first Monday after January 12 of the year in Scotland and Northern England
Handsel Monday
In Scotland, the New Year is a higher profile holiday than Christmas.New Year's Eve is called Hogmanay and the 1st and 2nd of January are Bank Holidays.There is no special name for the New year in Scotland or for the first Monday.(When dates scheduled for Bank Holidays fall on Saturday or Sunday the actual Bank Holiday is usually deferred to the Monday.)
Cyber Monday first appeared this year, if you were listening to the news you would know it arrived because of Black Friday, which appeared in Canada for the first time this year.
Labor Day.
Handsel is the name given to the first Monday in the year, in the case of 2009 Monday the 5th of January.
The Supreme Court Term begins the first Monday in October and ends the first Monday in October of the following year
The Supreme Court Term begins the first Monday in October and ends the first Monday in October of the following year
Counting the first week of the year 2011 as starting on Monday, January 3, 2011, Monday, July 4, 2011, is the first day of Week 27 of the year.
Election Day.
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When May 1st is on a Friday and June 1st is on a Monday, Memorial Day comes early.