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Spain (Valenciana) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Euro (EUR)
  • Spain has set in 2007 a maximum of 14 public holidays (fiestas) every year: no more than two of those can be at a local level.
    Internet domain: .es - Telephone code: +34 - International dialing code: 00
    European Truck Ban: 08:00 to 24:00 on Sundays, public holidays eve
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Thursday march 14, 2024Las Fallas festivalEvents, celebrations...
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    Tuesday march 19, 2024FallesSecular holiday
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    Wednesday march 27, 2024Easter holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Friday march 29, 2024Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday april 1, 2024Easter MondayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday april 8, 2024Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday april 9, 2024Easter holiday (end)School holidays
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    Thursday april 11, 2024Alicante Santa Faz PilgrimageCatholic
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    Wednesday may 1, 2024Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Friday june 21, 2024Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Sunday june 23, 2024Hogueras de San JuanEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday june 24, 2024St JohnCatholic
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    Saturday june 29, 2024Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday july 16, 2024Regional holidayCatholic
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    Thursday july 18, 2024Benicassim FestivalEvents, celebrations...
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    Thursday august 15, 2024AssumptionCatholic
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    Monday september 9, 2024Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday september 20, 2024Summer holiday (end) - secondarySchool holidays
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    Las Fallas festival

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    Thursday march 14, 2024
    Culture : Https://www.fallas.com/ Until March 19, papier mache effigies of celebrities are displayed in the streets of Valencia, and then burnt. - in Valencia 2024 edition confirmed

    Falles

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    Tuesday march 19, 2024
    Secular holiday : Big festivities in the region

    Easter holiday (beginning)

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    Wednesday march 27, 2024
    School holidays :

    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 Monday

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    Monday april 1, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
    Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.

    Regional holiday

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    Monday april 8, 2024
    Secular holiday : Saint Vincent Ferrer in Valencia only

    Easter holiday (end)

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    Tuesday april 9, 2024
    School holidays :

    Alicante Santa Faz Pilgrimage

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    Thursday april 11, 2024
    Catholic : 300,000 people take part in this pilgrimage which dates back to 1489, when a pilgrimage was organized to pray for rain. 2024 edition confirmed

    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 .

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday june 21, 2024
    School holidays : Two days later in primary

    Hogueras de San Juan

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    Sunday june 23, 2024
    Culture : Hogueras de San Juan lasts 10 days - in Alicante 2024 edition confirmed

    St John

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    Monday june 24, 2024
    Catholic : John is described in the New Testament as the last of the Old Testament prophets and the precursor of the Messiah. Another celebration is August 29th in remembrance of his beheading

    Regional holiday

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    Saturday june 29, 2024
    Secular holiday : St Peter and St Paul in Castellón only

    Regional holiday

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    Tuesday july 16, 2024
    Catholic : Virgen del Carmen celebration; patron saint of the sailors in Alicante

    Benicassim Festival

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    Thursday july 18, 2024
    Culture : Www.fiberfib.com pop and electronic music - lasts 2 days 2024 edition confirmed

    Assumption

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    Thursday august 15, 2024
    Catholic :

    Summer holiday (end)

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    Monday september 9, 2024
    School holidays :

    Summer holiday (end) - secondary

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    Friday september 20, 2024
    School holidays :