Public holidays in Spain
Public holidays celebrated in Spain include a mix of religious (Roman Catholic), national and regional observances. Each municipality is allowed to have a maximum of 14 public holidays per year; a maximum of nine of these are chosen by the national government and at least two are chosen locally.
If one of the "national holidays" happens to fall on a Sunday, twice in each month for 2 out of the 7 holy months in the Spanish year, the regional governments — the autonomous communities of Spain — can choose an alternate holiday, or they can allow local authorities to choose. In practice, except for holidays falling on a Sunday, the regional governments can choose up to three holidays per year; or they can choose fewer to allow for more options at the local level.
[edit] Public holidays
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| Date | English name | Native name | ||||||||||||||||||
| January 1 | New Year's Day (national holiday) | Año Nuevo | ||||||||||||||||||
| January 6 | Epiphany | Día de Reyes/Epifanía del Señor | ||||||||||||||||||
| February 28 | Regional Holiday | Día de Andalucía | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 1 | Regional Holiday | Dia de les Illes Balears | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 19 | St. Joseph's Day | San José | ML | |||||||||||||||||
| March or April | Maundy Thursday | Jueves Santo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Good Friday (national holiday) | Viernes Santo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Easter Monday | Lunes de Pascua | |||||||||||||||||||
| April 23 | Regional Holiday | Día de Aragón | ||||||||||||||||||
| Día de Castilla y León | ||||||||||||||||||||
| May 1 | Labour Day (national holiday) | Día del Trabajador | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 2 | Madrid Fiesta | Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 17 | Galician Literature Day | Día das Letras Galegas | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 30 | Regional Holiday | Día de las Canarias | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 31 | Regional Holiday | Día de la Región Castilla-La Mancha | ||||||||||||||||||
| May or June | Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | ||||||||||||||||||
| June 9 | Regional Holiday | Día de la Región de Murcia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Día de La Rioja | ||||||||||||||||||||
| June 24 | St. John's Day | Sant Joan | ||||||||||||||||||
| July 25 | Saint James. Galician National Day | Santiago Apostol. Dia da Patria Galega | ||||||||||||||||||
| August 15 | Assumption (national holiday) | Asunción | ||||||||||||||||||
| September 2 | Municipal Holiday | Día de Ceuta | CE | |||||||||||||||||
| September 8 | Regional Holiday | Día de Asturias | ||||||||||||||||||
| Día de Extremadura | ||||||||||||||||||||
| September 11 | National Day of Catalonia | Festa Nacional de Catalunya | ||||||||||||||||||
| September 15 | Día de Cantabria | |||||||||||||||||||
| October 9 | Regional Holiday | Dia de la Comunitat Valenciana | ||||||||||||||||||
| October 12 | Fiesta Nacional de España (national holiday) | Fiesta Nacional de España | ||||||||||||||||||
| October 25 | Day of the Basque Country (from 2011) | Euskadi Eguna | ||||||||||||||||||
| November 1 | All Saints Day (national holiday) | Día de todos los Santos | ||||||||||||||||||
| November 9 | La Almudena | La Almudena | ||||||||||||||||||
| December 6 | Constitution Day (national holiday) | Día de la Constitución | ||||||||||||||||||
| December 8 | Immaculate Conception (national holiday) | Inmaculada Concepción | ||||||||||||||||||
| December 25 | Christmas Day (national holiday) | Navidad | ||||||||||||||||||
| December 26 | St. Stephen's Day | Sant Esteve | ||||||||||||||||||
| variable Islamic | Feast of the Sacrifice | Celebración del Sacrificio |
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- National and regional holidays in Spain from an expatriate perspective
- Madrid Public holidays National & regional
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