Easter is the only major Christian holiday where the Sunday itself is not a bank holiday. Christmas Day? It’s a bank holiday everywhere.
New Year’s Day? Bank holiday. Even Boxing Day gets a day off. But Easter Sunday? Nope. It’s the black sheep of the holiday family.
One theory says it’s because Easter Sunday always falls on a Sunday. And in most countries, Sunday is already a “non-working” day. Why waste a holiday slot?
The Chocolate Conspiracy
Let’s talk about the real issue: the chocolate. If Easter Sunday were a bank holiday, you could hunt eggs all day without rush.
But because it’s not, you have to squeeze your egg hunt between brunch and the bank’s closing time. The pressure is real.
Some people argue the chocolate industry wants Easter Sunday to be a normal day. More people out shopping means more impulse Cadbury purchases. Cynical? Maybe. Correct? Probably.
