Easter holiday (beginning)
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Friday march 22, 2024
School holidays :
Maundy Thursday
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Thursday march 28, 2024
Catholic :
Good Friday
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Friday march 29, 2024
Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.
Easter holiday (end)
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Monday april 1, 2024
School holidays :
Labor Day/May Day
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Wednesday may 1, 2024
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Regional holiday
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Friday may 3, 2024
Secular holiday : Santa Cruz Day in Santa Cruz only
Canary Day
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Thursday may 30, 2024
Secular holiday : Commemorates the anniversary of the first session of the Parliament of the Canary Islands, in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, held on May 30, 1983, about ten months after publication of the Statute of Autonomy of the Canary Islands.
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday june 21, 2024
School holidays :
Regional holiday
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Monday june 24, 2024
Secular holiday : in Las Palmas only
Regional holiday
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Saturday july 6, 2024
Catholic : Bajada de la Virgen Nuestra Señora de los Reyes in El Hierro only
Regional holiday
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Monday august 5, 2024
Secular holiday : Fiesta de la Virgen de las Nieves La Palma only
Assumption
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Thursday august 15, 2024
Catholic :
Summer holiday (end) - primary
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Thursday september 5, 2024
School holidays :
Regional holiday
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Saturday september 7, 2024
Secular holiday : Our Lady of Good Help in Tenerife only
Nuestra Señora del Pino (Las Palmas only)
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Monday september 9, 2024
cards/flowers :
Summer holiday (end) - secondary
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Tuesday september 10, 2024
School holidays :
Regional holiday
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Monday september 16, 2024
Secular holiday : Nuestra Señora de Los Dolores Lanzarote only
Regional holiday
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Tuesday september 24, 2024
Catholic : Nuestra Señora de los Reyes El Hierro only