;United Kingdom-Wales days

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IMAGE=Holiday_UK-Wales.gif
COMMENT=Updated 15 october 2021 \nyearly or regular days limited to Wales (United Kingdom-common days, England, Scotland & Northern Ireland in separate files) \nall days for the entire United Kingdom available in United Kingdom-days


MOVE=Always

Es-2Su =Wales, Sul y Blodau* ;Note=Palm Sunday {e} ;English=Flowering Sunday

01.1.  =Wales, Dydd Calan           ;English=New Year's Day
12.1.  =Wales-Gwaun Valley, Hen Galan (New Year's Day)* ;Note=old Juliaan New Year (1752), close to Fishguard, Dyfed {d}
14.1.+1Su =England & Wales, Peace Sunday ;Note=traditionally observed on the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time {m}
25.1.  =Wales, Dydd Santes Dwynwen* ;Note=Welsh-only equivalent to Valentine's Day {d} ;English=Saint Dwynwyn's Day

02.2.  =Wales, Gŵyl Fair y Canhwyllau ;Note=Welsh equivalent of the Goidelic holiday of Imbolc {d} ;English=Mary's Festival of the Candles

01.3.  =Wales, Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant (National Day) ;Note={d} ;English=St. David's Day
01.3.+46Dy*F01-46Dy =Wales, Dewi Sant             ;Note=Roman Catholics: if Ash Wednesday >28/29 February {d-03-01}
01.3.+46Dy*B01-46Dy =Wales, Dewi Sant             ;Note=Anglican Church: if Ash Wednesday >2 March {d-03-01}
21.3.  =Wales, Alban Eilir                        ;Note=middle of Spring ;English=Spring Equinox

01.5.%1999,4+1Th =Elections to the Welsh Assembly (every 4 year, normal date) ;Note=1st Thursday May {m}

01.5.  =Wales, Calan Mai/Calan Haf ;Note=1st day of summer & Welsh equivalent of Beltane ;English=May Day

21.6.  =Wales, Alban Hefin ;English=Summer Solstice
24.6.  =Wales, Gwyl Ifan   ;Note=Midsummer's day ;English=St John's Day

01.8.  =Wales, Calan Awst ;Note=Welsh equivalent of Lughnasadh, or Lammas ;English=1st day of Autumn

21.9.  =Wales, Alban Elfed ;Note=middle of Autumn ;English=Autumn Equinox

15.10. =Shwmae Su'mae Day
31.10. =Wales, Nos Calan Gaeaf/Ysbrydnos ;Note=spirits are abroad {d} ;English=Winter's eve

01.11. =Wales, Calan Gaeaf ;Note=1st day of winter in Wales {d} ;English=begin winter
17.11. =Wales, #1569th Queene's Day ;Note=1558 accession of Queen Elizabeth I to the throne, 1570 1st publicly celebrated (national holiday for about 300 years) {d}

11.12. =Wales, Remembrance Day of Llywelyn II* ;Note=1282 death Llywelyn ap Gruffydd (last prince of an independent Wales) {d}
21.12. =Wales, Alban Arthan     ;Note=Midwinter festival, the shortest day of the year ;English=Winter Solstice
26.12. =Wales, Gŵyl San Steffan ;English=St. Stephen's Day
31.12. =Wales, Nos Galan        ;English=New Year's Eve

;Quarter Days

25.3.  =Wales, Quarter Day (Lady Day)**      ;Note=4 dates in each year on which servants were hired, rents & rates were due, … {d}
24.6.  =Wales, Quarter Day (Midsummer Day)** ;Note=4 dates in each year on which servants were hired, rents & rates were due, … {d}
29.9.  =Wales, Quarter Day (Michaelmas)**    ;Note=4 dates in each year on which servants were hired, rents & rates were due, … {d}
25.12. =Wales, Quarter Day (Christmas)**     ;Note=4 dates in each year on which servants were hired, rents & rates were due, … {d}

;sittings (or "legal terms") for the Court of Appeal and the High Court

01.10.*MVU =Wales, start 1st sittings Court of Appeal & High Court* ;Note=Michaelmas term, >Dec. 21, if weekend >Monday {d}
21.12.*WEV =Wales, end 1st sittings Court of Appeal & High Court*   ;Note=Michaelmas term, since Oct. 1, if weekend >Friday {d}

11.1.*MVU =Wales, start 2nd sittings Court of Appeal & High Court* ;Note=Hilary term, >Wednesday before Easter, if weekend >Monday {d}
Es-1We    =Wales, end 2nd sittings Court of Appeal & High Court*   ;Note=Hilary term, Wednesday before Easter, since Jan. 11 {e}

Es+2Tu        =Wales, start 3th sittings Court of Appeal & High Court* ;Note=Easter term, 2nd Tuesday after Easter, >Friday before 'spring holiday' {e}
31.5.-1Mo-1Fr =Wales, end 3th sittings Court of Appeal & High Court*   ;Note=Easter term, Friday before 'spring holiday' (laatste Monday May), since 2nd Tuesday after Easter {m}

31.5.-1Mo+2Tu =Wales, start 4th sittings Court of Appeal & High Court* ;Note=Trinity term, 2nd Tuesday after 'spring holiday' (last Monday May), >July 31 {m-05}
31.7.*WEV     =Wales, end 4th sittings Court of Appeal & High Court*   ;Note=Trinity term, since 2nd Tuesday after 'spring holiday', if weekend >Friday {d}



;The PTBSync holiday files are maintained by dewaelheyns(a)gmail.com
;On http://users.telenet.be/wdew/ you find a library of additional files for PTBSync
;The abbreviations {d} {m} {e} {y} ... are explained on http://users.telenet.be/wdew/Basis%20PTB/BasisEN.htm
;http://www.royal.gov.uk/RoyalEventsandCeremonies/Overview.aspx
;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_United_Kingdom
;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_holidays