| Regional holiday - Wednesday September 8, 2021 Catholic : Virgen of Fuensanta in Cordoba only
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| Our Lady of Victory (Melillia only) - Tuesday September 8, 2020 Catholic :
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| Virgen de la Salud - Tuesday September 8, 2020 Catholic :
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| Romería de la Virgen de la Fuensanta (Murcia only) - Tuesday September 15, 2020 Catholic :
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| Nuestra Señora de la Bien Aparecida - Wednesday September 15, 2021 Catholic : Patron Saint of Cantabria
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| Regional holiday - Tuesday September 21, 2021 Catholic : St Matthew, Apostle, author of first gospel. Patron saint of tax collectors Logroño only
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| Regional holiday - Thursday September 23, 2021 Catholic : Santa Tecla - St Constant Celebration in Tarragona only
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| Regional holiday - Friday October 2, 2020 Catholic : St Saturninus in Soria only
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| Regional holiday - Monday October 5, 2020 Catholic : St Froilán in León only
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| Regional holiday - Wednesday October 7, 2020 Catholic : Virgin of Rosary in Cadix only
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| Regional holiday - Thursday October 15, 2020 Catholic : St Teresa in Ávila only
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| Regional holiday - Saturday October 24, 2020 Catholic : St Raphael in Córdoba only
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| Regional holiday - Thursday October 29, 2020 Catholic : San Narciso Girona only
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| All Saints' Day - Sunday November 1, 2020 Catholic : The day now honors all saints of the church, even those not known by name. The first All Saints' Day occurred on May 13, 609 (C.E.) when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon as a gift from the Emperor Phocas. Boniface dedicated it as the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda in honor of the Blessed Virgin and all martyrs. During Pope Gregory III's reign (731-741), the festival was expanded to include all saints and a chapel in St. Peter's church was dedicated accordingly. Pope Gregory IV officially designated the day in 837. (World Book Encyclopedia)
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| Religious celebration (not a national holiday) - Sunday November 1, 2020 Catholic : All Saints Day observed by the Catholic community only
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| All Saints' Day - Sunday November 1, 2020 Catholic : The day now honors all saints of the church, even those not known by name. The first All Saints' Day occurred on May 13, 609 (C.E.) when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon as a gift from the Emperor Phocas. Boniface dedicated it as the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda in honor of the Blessed Virgin and all martyrs. During Pope Gregory III's reign (731-741), the festival was expanded to include all saints and a chapel in St. Peter's church was dedicated accordingly. Pope Gregory IV officially designated the day in 837.
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| All Saints Day (forwarded to Monday) - Monday November 2, 2020 Catholic : The day now honors all saints of the church, even those not known by name. The first All Saints' Day occurred on May 13, 609 (C.E.) when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon as a gift from the Emperor Phocas. Boniface dedicated it as the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda in honor of the Blessed Virgin and all martyrs. During Pope Gregory III's reign (731-741), the festival was expanded to include all saints and a chapel in St. Peter's church was dedicated accordingly. Pope Gregory IV officially designated the day in 837. (World Book Encyclopedia)
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| All Souls' Day - Monday November 2, 2020 Catholic : This is an ancient festivity that has been much transformed through the years,but which was intended in prehispanic Mexico to celebrate children and the dead. This holiday is a time when Mexican families remember their dead and the continuity of life. The original celebration can be traced to the Aztec civilization, in the month of Miccailhuitontli, presided by the Lady of the Dead , goddess Mictecacihuatl and dedicated to children and the dead. This celebration is also observed in other countries in Latin América. Families visit the graves and engage in sprucing up the gravesite, decorating it with flowers, setting out and eating a festive picnic.
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| All Saints' Day - Monday November 2, 2020 Catholic :
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| All Saints' Day - Monday November 2, 2020 Catholic : The day now honors all saints of the church, even those not known by name. The first All Saints' Day occurred on May 13, 609 (C.E.) when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon as a gift from the Emperor Phocas. Boniface dedicated it as the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda in honor of the Blessed Virgin and all martyrs. During Pope Gregory III's reign (731-741), the festival was expanded to include all saints and a chapel in St. Peter's church was dedicated accordingly. Pope Gregory IV officially designated the day in 837.
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| Feast of the Almudena Virgin - Monday November 9, 2020 Catholic :
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| Regional holiday - Wednesday November 11, 2020 Catholic : St Martin in Ourense only
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| Saint Ansanus - Tuesday December 1, 2020 Catholic : His legend states that he was born of a noble Roman family in the third century. While still a child, Ansanus was secretly baptized by his nurse Maxima (venerated as St. Maxima of Rome) and was secretly brought up as a Christian. Ansanus openly declared his Christian faith during the persecutions of Diocletian, when he was nineteen years old. According to tradition, St. Ansanus preached the Gospel in Bagnoregio (then Bagnorea) and the church of Santa Maria delle Carceri outside the Alban Gate was said to have been built above the prison in which he was confined. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
[Wikipedia]
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| St Ambrose's Day (in Milan only) - Monday December 7, 2020 Catholic :
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| Immaculate Conception - Tuesday December 8, 2020 Catholic : Dogma that Mary was from the first moment of conception, totally free from the stain of original sin.
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| Our Lady of the Miracles - Tuesday December 8, 2020 Catholic : the Virgin of Caacupé is a statuette housed in the cathedral of this town. It was carved in the 16th century by a devout convert and was miraculously saved from a great flood, and numerous miracles are linked to it. An enormous basilica stands in the centre of the town, and here 300,000 of the faithful come yearly ofr a pilgrimage
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| Saint Thomas - Monday December 21, 2020 Catholic :
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| Christmas Eve - Thursday December 24, 2020 Catholic :
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| Christmas Day - Friday December 25, 2020 Catholic :
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| Sveti Stijepan - Saturday December 26, 2020 Catholic :
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| Optional holiday - Saturday December 26, 2020 Catholic : Boxing Day Christian community only
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