Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana
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Saturday june 10, 2023
Sports events : Http://www.atptennis.com/en/tournaments/profile/573.asp 2023 EDITION CONFIRMED
Hogueras de San Juan
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Monday june 19, 2023
Culture : Hogueras de San Juan lasts 10 days - in Alicante 2023 edition confirmed
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Thursday june 22, 2023
School holidays : Two days later in primary
St John
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Saturday june 24, 2023
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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Thursday june 29, 2023
Secular holiday : St Peter and St Paul in Castellón only
Benicassim Festival
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Thursday july 13, 2023
Culture : Www.fiberfib.com pop and electronic music - lasts 2 days 2023 edition confirmed
Regional holiday
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Sunday july 16, 2023
Catholic : Virgen del Carmen celebration; patron saint of the sailors in Alicante
Assumption
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Tuesday august 15, 2023
Catholic :
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday september 11, 2023
School holidays :
Summer holiday (end) - secondary
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Friday september 15, 2023
School holidays :
National Day of the Valencian Country
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Monday october 9, 2023
Secular holiday : The arrival of the Christian king Jaume I is commemorated on this day - (therefore, the birth of the Christian Kingdom of Valencia)
National Day
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Thursday october 12, 2023
Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.
All Saints - (beginning)
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Friday october 27, 2023
School holidays :
All Saints' Day
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Wednesday november 1, 2023
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)
All Saints - (end)
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Thursday november 2, 2023
School holidays :
Valencia Marathon
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Sunday december 3, 2023
Sports events : Www.correcaminos.org 2022 edition confirmed
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Tuesday december 5, 2023
School holidays :
Constitution Day
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Wednesday december 6, 2023
Secular holiday : Commemorates the 1978 referendum when the Spanish people voted to approve the constitution.
Immaculate Conception
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Friday december 8, 2023
Catholic : Dogma that Mary was from the first moment of conception, totally free from the stain of original sin.
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday december 11, 2023
School holidays :
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Friday december 22, 2023
School holidays :
Christmas Day
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Monday december 25, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.