London Ninja

Today is a bank holiday in the UK and hence my first long weekend here. In the UK, there are “bank holidays” rather than named holidays…so no “Queens Day” or “Labor Day”…just many flavors of bank holidays during the year for when banks are closed. As I had blogged about before, the UK actually has less holidays than the US.

Here’s the list of bank holidays in the UK:

New Year’s Day 1 Jan
Good Friday Bank Holiday 6 Apr
Easter Monday Bank Holiday 9 Apr
Early May Bank Holiday (First Monday in May)
Spring Bank Holiday (Last Monday in May)
Summer Bank Holiday(Last Monday in August)
Christmas Day
Boxing Day

Boxing Day does not involve Oscar De La Hoya…or any sort of UFC event unfortunately. Something to do with the boxes used for gifts during Christmas.