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Spain (Cantabria) : 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 April 6, 2023Maundy ThursdayCatholic or protestant
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    Friday April 7, 2023Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday April 10, 2023Easter MondayEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday April 17, 2023Easter holiday (end)School holidays
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    Monday May 1, 2023Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Sunday May 28, 2023Regional electionsSpecial Events
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    Monday May 29, 2023Regional holidayCatholic
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    Friday June 30, 2023Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Tuesday July 25, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday July 25, 2023Regional holidayCatholic
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    Friday July 28, 2023Statehood DaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday August 15, 2023AssumptionCatholic
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    Thursday September 7, 2023Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday September 15, 2023Nuestra Señora de la Bien AparecidaCatholic
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    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 Monday

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    Monday April 10, 2023
    Culture : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month . Easter would be marked by the dominical letter and the epactus. 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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    Monday April 17, 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 May 29, 2023
    Catholic : Virgin of the Sea in Santander only

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday June 30, 2023
    School holidays : One week earlier for primary

    Regional holiday

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    Tuesday July 25, 2023
    Secular holiday : James the Apostle in Santander only

    Regional holiday

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    Tuesday July 25, 2023
    Catholic : One of three witnesses of the Transfiguration of Christ in Mt. Tabor, but also a witness to Jesus' agony. Santander only

    Statehood Day

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    Friday July 28, 2023
    Secular holiday : Día de las Instituciones de Cantabria

    Assumption

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    Tuesday August 15, 2023
    Catholic :

    Summer holiday (end)

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    Thursday September 7, 2023
    School holidays : 6 sep.: beginning for ESDIR /7 sep.: beginning for EI y EP / 8 sep.: beginning forESO y BACH. / 11 sep.: beginning for2º cursos de FPB, CFGM y CFGS /15 sep.: beginning forCEPAs 18 sep.: Comienzo 1º cursos de FPB, CFGM y CFGS

    Nuestra Señora de la Bien Aparecida

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    Friday September 15, 2023
    Catholic : Patron Saint of Cantabria