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 :