【文化事件】银行假日

Describe a cultural event.

You should say:
what the event is/whether it is a national or regional event
if it attracted a wide range of people
and explain how you felt about it

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what the event is/whether it is a national or regional event

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, bank holiday is a public holiday on which the banks are closed.

在英国和爱尔兰，银行假日是一个银行都会关门的公共假日。

 It is generally not a major holiday such as Christmas Day, but instead a day that would otherwise be a working day.

一般来讲，它并不是像圣诞节一样（如此主流隆重）的大节日，而是（把）本来作为工作日的一天（变成假日）。

For example, the first Monday in May is considered a bank holiday, and banks along with many other businesses close for the day.

比如说，五月的第一个星期一就被认定为银行假日，银行和其他的一些商业活动都会停止（运营）。

if it attracted a wide range of people

Bank holidays were first introduced by the Bank Holidays Act of 1871.

银行假日首次设定是1871年的银行假日提案。

This was a campaign by Sir John Lubbock, who fights for the rights of shop workers.

这项运动是由一个叫做Sir John Lubbock的银行家提出，他为店员工人的权利而战。

and explain how you felt about it

Nowadays,the bank holiday is a holiday for people to go away for a long weekend.

现在，银行假日对于人们来说是一个可以度过一个长周末的假日。

This means that museums and other public attractions remain open on bank holidays.

这意味着博物馆和其他公共景点都会保持营业状态。

But it also means that the traffic on British roads can be horrendous, you will see workmen fixing the roads.

但是这也意味着英国道路上的交通状态变得很可拍，你会看到工人在修复铁路。

However, many believe them to be necessary.

不管怎样，很多人都觉得银行假日很必要。