Good Friday
There is some dispute as to the origins of the label, with some suggesting that it is a corruption of “God’s Friday” and other experts stating that the adjective “good” is simply used to denote any holy day observed by the church.
But for many people, it’s good because it’s the start of a very long weekend.
Although often referred to as a bank holiday, Good Friday was in fact an existing common law holiday, and so didn’t require to be officially denoted as such with the introduction of the Bank Holidays Act in 1871.
One thing’s for sure – the warm weather has attracted people to the seaside here in their droves.
Good Friday
There is some dispute as to the origins of the label, with some suggesting that it is a corruption of “God’s Friday” and other experts stating that the adjective “good” is simply used to denote any holy day observed by the church.
But for many people, it’s good because it’s the start of a very long weekend.
Although often referred to as a bank holiday, Good Friday was in fact an existing common law holiday, and so didn’t require to be officially denoted as such with the introduction of the Bank Holidays Act in 1871.
One thing’s for sure – the warm weather has attracted people to the seaside here in their droves.