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bank holiday

type of public holiday in certain countries, closing many banks, schools and workplaces
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bank holiday

Summary

bank holiday ranks in the top 0.081% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,588 views/month, #63 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • bank holiday is in the country of United Kingdom[2].
  • bank holiday is a type of public holiday[3].
  • bank holiday's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[4].

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Definition and Type

bank holiday is a type of public holiday[3].

Why It Matters

bank holiday ranks in the top 0.081% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,588 views/month, #63 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Calendar feed url → https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays/england-and-wales.ics
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → money/bank-holiday
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6818]]: https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays/england-and-wales.ics"
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