Thank you Jon, I was hoping that someone would explain "Whitsun"! Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Malings" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 2:24 PM Subject: Re: [BAN] Whitsun - SPENCER and FRANKLIN > Whitsun, or Whit Sunday is the 7th Sunday after Easter. Also known as > Pentecost. When I was young the Monday after Whit Sunday was a public > holiday but has been superceded by the fixed date "Spring Bank Holiday" > in > UK...well England at least...and in Ireland too, though the Irish holiday > is > a week later than the Engllish one. > > Jon Malings > County Wexford, Ireland