August Bank Holiday in United Kingdom
August Bank Holiday in United Kingdom is held on August 26. This event in the third decade of the month August is annual. 
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Up until 1971 it always took place on the first Monday of August. It was eventually moved as it clashed with the traditional two week shut down that many companies went through in the summer. The summer bank holiday was introduced in the Bank Holidays Act 1871 and first observed in that year. It was originally intended to give bank employees the opportunity to participate and attend cricket matches.
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