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Spain (Basque Country) : 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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    Wednesday march 27, 2024Easter holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Thursday march 28, 2024Maundy ThursdayCatholic or protestant
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    Friday march 29, 2024Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday april 1, 2024Vuelta al Pais Vasco/Euskal Herriko ItzuliaSports events
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    Monday april 1, 2024Easter MondayCatholic or protestant
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    Tuesday april 2, 2024Easter holiday (end)School holidays
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    Sunday april 28, 2024Regional holidayCatholic
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    Wednesday may 1, 2024Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Sunday may 5, 2024Alava MarathonSports events
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    Friday june 21, 2024Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Thursday july 25, 2024St James the ApostolCatholic
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    Wednesday july 31, 2024Regional holidayCatholic
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    Monday august 5, 2024Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Thursday august 15, 2024AssumptionCatholic
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    Wednesday september 4, 2024Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday september 20, 2024San Sebastian Film FestivalEvents, celebrations...
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    Easter holiday (beginning)

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    Wednesday march 27, 2024
    School holidays :

    Maundy Thursday

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    Thursday march 28, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : Maundy Thursday: Commemorates the Last Supper when Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist (Lord's Supper).

    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.

    Vuelta al Pais Vasco/Euskal Herriko Itzulia

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    Monday april 1, 2024
    Sports events : Www.itzulia.net Cycling race - lasts 5 days - 2024 edition confirmed

    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.

    Easter holiday (end)

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    Tuesday april 2, 2024
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    Regional holiday

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    Sunday april 28, 2024
    Catholic : St Prudence Vitoria 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 .

    Alava Marathon

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    Sunday may 5, 2024
    Sports events : Www.maratonmartinfiz.com/ 2024 edition confirmed

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday june 21, 2024
    School holidays :

    St James the Apostol

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    Thursday july 25, 2024
    Catholic : One of three witnesses of the Transfiguration of Christ in Mt. Tabor, but also a witness to Jesus' agony.

    Regional holiday

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    Wednesday july 31, 2024
    Catholic : St Ignatius Loyala - Founder of the society of Jesus. Patron saint of retreats and retreatants Bilbao and San Sebastián only

    Regional holiday

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    Monday august 5, 2024
    Secular holiday : Virgin Blanca in Vitoria only

    Assumption

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    Thursday august 15, 2024
    Catholic :

    Summer holiday (end)

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    Wednesday september 4, 2024
    School holidays :

    San Sebastian Film Festival

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    Friday september 20, 2024
    Culture : Lasts 10 days www.sansebastianfestival.com in San Sebastian 2024 edition confirmed