St. Andrew’s Day is celebrated annually on November 30th, as this is the generally accepted date of St. Andrew’s death.
St. Andrew’s Day is the feast day of Saint Andrew.
The day is celebrated annually on November 30th, as this is the generally accepted date of St. Andrew’s death in 60 AD.
St. Andrew’s Day (‘Là Naomh Anndrais’ in Scottish Gaelic) is Scotland’s National Day.
In 2006, the Scottish Parliament designated St. Andrew’s Day as an official bank holiday, but banks are not required to close and it is left to employers to decide whether to give their staff a day off. Employers are not required by law to give employees a holiday on the St. Andrew’s Day bank holiday.
Since 2002, the Saltire or Saint Andrew’s Cross (Scotland’s flag since 1521) must be flown from all Scottish Government buildings with a flagpole
