Easter holiday (end)
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Monday april 1, 2024
School holidays :
El Bando de la Huerta (Murcia only)
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Tuesday april 2, 2024
Culture :
Regional holiday
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Tuesday april 23, 2024
Secular holiday : St George Day in Murcia only
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 .
Murcia Day
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Sunday june 9, 2024
Secular holiday :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday june 21, 2024
School holidays : Applies to Murcia; may differ by a few days in other towns.
Assumption
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Thursday august 15, 2024
Catholic :
Summer holiday (end)
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Wednesday september 4, 2024
School holidays : Applies to Murcia city; may differ by a few days in other towns.
Regional holiday
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Tuesday september 17, 2024
Secular holiday : in Murcia only
Romería de la Virgen de la Fuensanta (Murcia only)
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Tuesday september 17, 2024
Culture :
National Day
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Saturday october 12, 2024
Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.
All Saints - (beginning)
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Thursday october 31, 2024
School holidays :