Why?
Because it is the feast of the Ascension.
Shops, banks, businesses are closed. Germany closes down today, even on the railway, services are similar to Sunday service.
In Ireland? It was never a public or State holiday.
Some years ago, the Irish bishops moved the feast of the Ascension to the following Sunday.
Ahh, so what.
ReplyDeleteVarious European countries will also observe Whit-Monday as a public holiday - the day after Pentecost.