Public holidays and observations in Great Britain

Children have school holiday during Holy Week and Christmastide (Christmas Season; 12 Days of Christmas).

Saturday is a legal day of rest and Church attendance, so the law courts, government offices, commerce and places of entertainment are closed. All kind of work and recreational activities are banned (except for professional/semi-pro sports). Marketplaces, bakeries, butcheries and fishmongers are allowed to be open until midday and must be at least 8 blocks away from any Church or place of worship. A major exception are hospitals, coastguard stations, police stations and fire stations that must attend year-round.

We believe that good works are the evidence of our salvation. We keep the Law not to be saved but because we are saved. Our Good Works belong to Jesus Christ and are measured in terms of His law. We believe in the Ten Commandments, in the statutes and judgments of His Law. We observe the Biblical Sabbath of the Seventh Day and the Holy Feast Days including Trumpets

We observe the Dietary Laws, Tithe Laws, and all other laws which the Holy Spirit writes upon our hearts and in our minds. Salvation is by grace, and good works are the way we run the race and win the crown.

https://www.ucg.org/bible-study-tools/booklets/gods-holy-day-plan-the-promise-of-hope-for-all-mankind/the-annual-festivals-of-god-holy-day-calendar

https://becomingchristians.com/2013/10/13/warning-10-popular-christian-practicesbeliefs-that-are-not-rooted-in-the-bible/

https://www.ucg.org/bible-study-tools/booklets/gods-holy-day-plan-the-promise-of-hope-for-all-mankind/infographic-gods

## **Public holiday**

King's Birthday: 41-gun salute in Hyde Park, a 21-gun salute in Windsor Great Park and a 62-gun salute at the Tower of London. The Trooping the Colour parade. Walkabout in the streets outside of Windsor Castle to meet well-wishers. The Mall and Horseguards’ Parade as well as a public appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace

## **Chronology of Jesus Christ**

### Tuesday

On the night of Tuesday, Jesus Christ ate the evening Passover meal and instituted the New Covenant symbol of the Passover (Matthew 26:26-28).

Later that night, Jesus was betrayed by Judas in the Gethsemane garden (Matthew 26:47-56). He was then arrested and brought before the high priest for trial in the dead of the night.

### Wednesday

After being tortured, Jesus was then crucified at around 9 am. His agony and suffering were prolonged until He took His last breath at around 3 pm (Matthew 27:46-50).

Because the Day of Unleavened Bread is about to start at sunset, the body of Jesus was placed in a tomb in a hurry (Matthew 27:57-60).

Please note that the Biblical reckoning of the day starts at sunset and ends at sunset.

### Thursday

This is the first day of the Unleavened Bread, which lasts for seven days. The first and seventh days of the Unleavened Bread are high days or Sabbaths (Leviticus 23:4-7).

Wednesday night is the first night and Thursday daylight is the first day (24 hours).

### Friday

The first day of the Unleavened Bread has now ended. Thus, the women can now buy and prepare spices for the body of Christ. However, they should also then prepare again for the weekly Sabbath, which will start on Friday sunset (Mark 16:1; Luke 23:56).

Thursday night is the second night and Friday daylight is the second day (24 hours).

### Saturday

Saturday is the true Sabbath (Exodus 20:8-11). Thus, the followers of Christ rested on this day (Luke 23:56).

Friday night is the third night and Saturday daylight is the third day (24 hours).

Jesus Christ rose from the dead at the same time He was entombed — just before the sunset of Saturday.

Isn’t it a significant thing that Christ didn’t simply rise from the dead on any other day, but on the Sabbath day?

### Sunday

The weekly Sabbath has passed. Early morning, the women brought the spices, ready to anoint the body of Christ. They went to the tomb Sunday morning when it was still dark (Luke 24:1; John 20:1).

The women discovered the tomb was empty and that Jesus had already risen (Matthew 28:1-6; Mark 16:2-6; Luke 24:2-3; John 20:1).

## **Public observances**

16 propositions was passed by Charles Fleetwood

1. Ministers serving on Charles' Privy Council must be approved by the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
2. Matters that concern the public must be debated in Parliament, not decided based upon the advice of private advisors.
3. That the Lord High Steward of England, Lord High Constable, Lord Chancellor, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, Lord Treasurer, Lord Privy Seal, Earl Marshall, Lord Admiral, the Warden of the Cinque Ports, the Chief Governor of Ireland, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Master of the Wards, the Secretaries of State, the two Chief Justices and Chief Baron, may always be chosen with the approbation of both Houses of Parliament; and in the intervals of Parliament, by assent of the major part of the Council, in such manner as is before expressed in the choice of councillor
4. The education of the King's children is subject to Parliamentary approval.
5. The King's children may not marry anyone without the consent of Parliament.
6. Continue Elizabethan Religious Settlement and end Puritanism
7. Charles will accept the ordering of the militia by the Lords and Commons.
8. Members of Parliament who have been put out of office during the present session must be allowed to return.
9. Councillors and judges must take an oath to maintain certain Parliamentary statutes.
10. All judges and officers approved of by Parliament shall hold their posts on condition of good behaviour.
11. The justice of Parliament shall apply to all law-breakers, whether they are inside the country or have fled.
12. Charles's pardon must be granted, unless both houses of Parliament object.
13. Parliament must approve Charles' appointees for commanders of the forts and castles of the kingdom.
14. The unnecessary military attachment guarding Charles must be discharged.
15. Charles must clear the 5 members of the House of Commons, along with Lord Kimbolton, of any wrongdoing.
16. New peers of the House of Lords must be voted in by both Houses of Parliament.