The curious June 5th bank holiday in Britain

What's the purpose of the extra day?  The extra holiday is on a Tuesday!  It's not a FRIDAY (WHY NOT?) - it's on a Tuesday.

Well, I'll tell you why Tuesday was chosen rather than Friday.  Tuesday, June 5th is the Transit of Venus.

Followers of this blog will remember this graphic from Day Two of me posting here:

Image from the film, "Arthur Christmas"

Add more than 162 days (+4 hours and 57 minutes) TO December 25th and you will come up with Tuesday, June 5th.

There's no getting around this.