Public holidays in Spain
Public holidays celebrated in Spain include a mix of religious (
patronal festivals
.
If one of the "national holidays" happens to fall on a Sunday 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.
Since 2010,
Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha or Feast of the Sacrifice, as an official public holiday. It was the first time a non-Christian religious festival has been officially celebrated in Spain since the Reconquista.[1][2][3]
When a holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday. some workers take a day off (the Monday or the Friday) to make a four-day long weekend known as a puente ("bridge").
Spanish holidays 2023
The following table lists the holidays for the year 2023:[4]
Autonomous communities | Autonomous cities | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | English name | Native name | Notes | |||||||||||||||||||
1 January | New Year's Day | Año Nuevo | It is not a public holiday in 2023 because it is Sunday. | |||||||||||||||||||
2 January | Monday following New Year's Day | Lunes siguiente a Año Nuevo | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 January | Epiphany | Epifanía del Señor | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 February | Shrove Tuesday | Martes de Carnaval | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 February | Andalusia Day | Día de Andalucía | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 March | Day of the Balearic Islands | Dia de las Islas Baleares | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 March | Monday following St. Joseph's Day | Lunes siguiente a San José[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 April | Maundy Thursday | Jueves Santo | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 April | Good Friday | Viernes Santo | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 April | Easter Monday | Lunes de Pascua | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 April | Eid al-Fitr | Ruptura del Ayuno | ||||||||||||||||||||
23 April | Aragon National Day | San Jorge o Diya d’Aragón |
Patronage festivity |
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1 May | Labour Day | Día del Trabajador | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 May | Madrid Day | Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 May | Galician Literature Day | Día de las Letras Gallegas | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 May | Day of the Canary Islands | Día de Canarias | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 May | Castilla-La Mancha Day | Día de Castilla-La Mancha | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 June | Feast of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 June | Regional Day | Día de la Región de Murcia | Statute-of-Autonomy commemoration | |||||||||||||||||||
Día de La Rioja | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 June | St. Anthony's Day | San Antonio | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 June | John the Baptist | San Juan | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 July | Galician National Day | Santiago Apóstol o Día da Patria Galega | Patronage festivity |
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28 July | Cantabria Institutions Day | Día de las Instituciones de Cantabria | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 August | Santa Maria of Africa | Santa María de África | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 August | Assumption | Asunción | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 August | Feast of the Sacrifice or Eid al-Adha | Celebración del Sacrificio | Variable Islamic | |||||||||||||||||||
2 September | Ceuta Day | Día de Ceuta | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 September | Regional Day | Día de Asturias | Patronage festivity |
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Día de Extremadura | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 September | National Day of Catalonia | Diada Nacional de Catalunya | Historical account | |||||||||||||||||||
15 September | Our Lady of the “Bien Aparecida” | La Bien Aparecida | Customs-and-traditions exaltation | |||||||||||||||||||
17 September | Municipal Day | Día de Melilla | Historical account | |||||||||||||||||||
9 October | Day of the Valencian Community | Dia de la Comunitat Valenciana | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 October | National Day |
Fiesta Nacional de España | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 October | Basque National Day | Euskadi Eguna[6] | Statute-of-Autonomy commemoration | |||||||||||||||||||
1 November | All Saints' Day | Día de todos los Santos | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 December | Constitution Day | Dia de la Constitucion Espanola | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 December | Immaculate Conception | Inmaculada Concepción | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 December | Aragon Ombudsman Day | Día del Justicia de Aragón[7] | Tribute to the historical figure of Juan de Lanuza y Urrea, who was beheaded for defending the rights and freedoms of the Aragonese people | |||||||||||||||||||
25 December | Christmas Day |
Navidad | ||||||||||||||||||||
26 December | St. Stephen's Day |
Sant Esteve | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total holidays | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
References
- ^ "Muslim Holiday in Ceuta and Melilla". Spainforvisitors.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Spain". Qppstudio.net. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ Internet, Unidad Editorial. "La fiesta grande de los musulmanes, oficial por primera vez en España - España - elmundo.es". www.elmundo.es.
- ^ CEF, El. "Calendario de fiestas laborales estatal, comunidades autónomas y fiestas locales". www.laboral-social.com/.
- ^ El Mundo (19 March 2018). "Este año San José es sólo festivo en la Comunidad Valenciana y Murcia | España". Elmundo.es. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ Correo, El (5 December 2009). "La fiesta del Día de Euskadi nace con división. El Correo". www.elcorreodigital.com.
- ^ Heraldo de Aragón, El. "El Justicia conmemora este jueves el 427 aniversario de la ejecución de Juan de Lanuza V. El Heraldo de Aragón". www.heraldo.es.