Public holidays in the United Kingdom
（重定向自Summer Bank Holiday）
![In 1995 the May Bank Holiday was moved to 8 May for the 50th anniversary of VE Day](/Images/godic/202502/14/Wedding_cake,_Buckingham_palace_'poppy_drop'_during_the_50th_year_VE_-_VJ_day_celebrations._MOD_451373595513.jpg")
Public holidays in the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as bank holidays, are days where most businesses and non - essential services are closed although an increasing number of retail businesses (especially the larger ones) do open on some of the public holidays. There are restrictions on trading on Sundays and Christmas Day.