All news on the topic: Holidays and religious festivals

NEXT shoppers will be keen to know what time the retailer is open over the bank holiday weekend.Shops' opening hours can vary on public holidays if em

ALDI shoppers will be keen to know what time its branches are open over the late May bank holiday.The retailer operates more than 1,000 supermarkets a

ST George's Day is an important day of celebration in the United Kingdom.Also known as the Feast of Saint George, here is everything you need to know.

RESIDENTS on England's most patriotic estate have backed calls for St George's Day to become a Bank Holiday.A petition signed by 75,000 people is call

RAMADAN is the holiest month on the Islamic calendar, where worshipers fast for a month.Here, we look at why they fast and what it represents.Why do M

MOTHER'S Day is marked every year by people sending cards, gifts, and flowers to their mums or maternal figures.The name originates from Mothering Sun

EVERY year mums across the UK are celebrated by their children and partners on Mother's Day.However, as families commemorate the matriarchs in their l

AS the January blues kick in, many of us might be looking to book holidays to look forward to.If you need a break but don't want to usee too much leav

THE big Boxing Day sales are here and this year there are more bargains on offer than ever before.Today is the day many retailers will be hoping to fl

A MAJOR wine retailer is closing its more than 200 stores for an extra day over the festive period as a thank you to its "incredible" staff.Majestic i

A MAJOR supermarket will close all 34 stores for two days at Christmas to give staff time to spend with family and friends.John Lewis confirmedt

HANUKKAH, also known as the Festival of Lights, is one of most important holidays on the Jewish calendar.The celebrations are traditionally observed b

ELF'S famous breakfast scene sees Buddy, played by Will Ferrell, enjoy a heaping plate of pasta mixed with a host of sweet treats.Now, fans of the cla

A MAJOR supermarket is closing all 400 stores for two days at Christmas to give staff time off to spend with friends and loved ones.Marks and Spencer

A PLUS-SIZE fashionista has shown off a few basic looks from her recent Forever 21 shopping haul.She admitted that bodysuits make her uncomfortable, b

A MAJOR supermarket will close all 364 stores for two days at Christmas to give staff time to spend with family and friends.Waitrose & Partners ha

A MAJOR discount supermarket with almost 1,000 branches will close its stores for much of the festive period.Lidlwill pull down the shutters on

A DISCOUNT supermarket with more than 800 branches will close all of its stores on Boxing Day.Iceland will be pulling down the shutters on all of its

NATIONAL Singles’ Day is celebrated on 11th November. It’s a day for all of the single pringles and solo polos to have their moment.Tomorrow is Na

A MAJOR discount supermarket with more than 1,000 branches will close all stores on Boxing Day this year.Aldi will be pulling down the shutters on all

A FOUR-year-old boy's toes were torn off when his Wellington boot got trapped in an escalator after he watched a New Year's Day parade.The toddler's s

A MAJOR discount chain with 600 locations is set to close all stores on Boxing Day this year.Home Bargains will be pulling down the shutters on all of

TENS of thousands of colourful revellers have begun to descend on the well-heeled streets of West London to party at Notting Hill Carnival today.The a

BRITAIN has had one of its worst summers ever with wind and rain putting a damper on the school holidays.Let’s face it, coupled with the cost of liv

EID AL-ADHA is one of the most important festivals on the Muslim calendar.The celebetaroy event commemorates both the devotion of Abraham and the surv