Maundy Thursday
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Thursday April 6, 2023
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 April 7, 2023
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 holiday (end)
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Wednesday April 12, 2023
School holidays :
Labor Day/May Day
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Monday May 1, 2023
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 .
Regional elections
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Sunday May 28, 2023
Special Events :
Regional holiday
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Monday June 5, 2023
Secular holiday : Martes de Campo in Oviedo only
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday June 23, 2023
School holidays :
Assumption
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Tuesday August 15, 2023
Catholic :
Asturias Day
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Friday September 8, 2023
Secular holiday :
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday September 11, 2023
School holidays :
Regional holiday
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Thursday September 21, 2023
Secular holiday : St Matthew, apostle, author of first gospel. Patron saint of tax collectors in Oviedo only