<P> In the UK, Good Friday was historically a common law holiday and is recognised as an official public holiday (also known as a Bank Holiday). All state schools are closed and most businesses treat it as a holiday for staff; however, many retail stores now remain open . Government services in Northern Ireland operate as normal on Good Friday, substituting Easter Tuesday for the holiday . </P> <P> There has traditionally been no horse racing on Good Friday in the UK . However, in 2008, betting shops and stores opened for the first time on this day and in 2014 Lingfield Park and Musselburgh staged the UK's first Good Friday race meetings . The BBC has for many years introduced its 7 am News broadcast on Radio 4 on Good Friday with a verse from Isaac Watts' hymn "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross". </P> <P> In the United States, Good Friday is not a government holiday at the federal level; however, individual states, counties and municipalities may observe the holiday . Good Friday is a state holiday in Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky (half day), Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee and Texas . State and local government offices and courts are closed, as well as some banks and post offices in these states, and in those counties and municipalities where Good Friday is observed as a holiday . Good Friday is also a holiday in the U.S. territories of Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico . </P> <P> The stock markets are closed on Good Friday but the foreign exchange and bond trading markets open for a partial business day . Most retail stores remain open, while some of them may close early . Public schools and universities are often closed on Good Friday, either as a holiday of its own, or as part of spring break . The postal service operates, and banks regulated by the federal government do not close for Good Friday . </P>

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