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Public holidays in Spain

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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. Autonomous communities Date English name New Year's Day
(national holiday)

Native name Ao Nuevo Da de Reyes / Epifana del Seor Da de Andaluca Dia de les Illes Balears ML

January 1

January 6 Epiphany February 28 March 1 March 19 Regional Holiday Regional Holiday

St. Joseph's San Jos Day Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo Viernes Santo Lunes de Pascua San Jorge (Da de Aragn) Da de Castilla y Len Da del Trabajador

Good March or Friday April (national

holiday)

Easter Monday

April 23

Regional Holiday

May 1

Labour Day
(national holiday)

May 2

Regional Holiday Regional Holiday

Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid Da das

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May 17

(Galician Literature Day) Regional Holiday Regional Holiday Corpus Christi

Letras Galegas Da de las Canarias Da de la Regin Castilla-La Mancha Corpus Christi Da de la Regin de Murcia Da de La Rioja Sant Joan Santiago Apstol

May 30

May 31 May or June

June 9

Regional Holiday

June 24 July 25

St. John's Day Saint James

Assumption August 15 (national Asuncin

holiday)

September Municipal 2 Holiday September Regional 8 Holiday Regional Holiday September (National 11 Day of Catalonia) September Regional 15 Holiday Regional Holiday

Da de Ceuta Da de Asturias Da de Extremadura Diada de Catalunya Da de Cantabria Dia de la Comunitat Valenciana

CE

October 9

October 12

Fiesta Nacional Fiesta de Espaa Nacional de (national Espaa

holiday)

October 25

Regional Holiday
(from 2011)

Euskadi Eguna Da de todos los Santos

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All Saints November Day 1 (national

holiday)

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Constitution December Day Da de la 6 Constitucin (national

holiday)

Immaculate December Conception Inmaculada 8 (national Concepcin

holiday)

Christmas December Day 25 (national

holiday)

Navidad

St. December Stephen's 26 Day variable Islamic

Sant Esteban

Celebracin Feast of the del Sacrifice Sacrificio

References
1. ^ http://www.elcorreodigital.com/vizcaya/20091205/politica/fiesta-euskadi-nace-division-20091205.html

External links
National and regional holidays in Spain from an expatriate perspective (http://www.spainexpat.com/spain/information/holidays_in_spain/) Madrid Public holidays National & regional (http://www.madrid-guide-spain.com/madrid-fiestas.html) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Public_holidays_in_Spain&oldid=553547650" Categories: Public holidays in Spain Public holidays by country This page was last modified on 4 May 2013 at 22:12. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.

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