Happy Easter Monday!

Despite the abhorrent nature of colonialism, the British introduced a few customs that are still heartily observed throughout their former colonies in the Caribbean. And public holidays certainly fall within this cherished tradition.

Though, unlike Americans, the British evidently saw no need to glorify their holidays with patriotic or reverential titles like President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day or Thanksgiving Day. Instead, they just referred to almost all of them as Bank Holidays (no doubt in honor of Britain’s great mercantile heritage).

That’s why the “Easter Monday” holiday seems so puzzling. After all, it has a reverential title but no discernible relevance to Jesus Christ (like Good Friday – on which we mourn his crucifixion; and Easter Sunday - on which were celebrate his resurrection).

But perhaps even the British had qualms about appending a “bank holiday” to these holiest days on the Christian calendar. Although, Easter Monday seems as appropriate a title for sneaking in another bank holiday here as calling the day after Christmas “Boxing Day” for an additional holiday there.

Of course, with beaches like the ones shown here, one might wonder why the British did not conjure up many more innocuous excuses for bank holidays….

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Easter Monday