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Spain (Valenciana) : 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.
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    European Truck Ban: 08:00 to 24:00 on Sundays, public holidays eve
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    Tuesday december 5, 2023Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Wednesday december 6, 2023Constitution DaySecular holiday
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    Friday december 8, 2023Immaculate ConceptionCatholic
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    Monday december 11, 2023Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday december 22, 2023Christmas holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday january 1, 2024New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Saturday january 6, 2024EpiphanyCatholic
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    Monday january 8, 2024Christmas holiday (end)School holidays
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    Monday january 22, 2024St Vincent's Martyrdom (Valencia only)Secular holiday
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    Tuesday february 13, 2024Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Thursday march 14, 2024Las Fallas festivalEvents, celebrations...
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    Tuesday march 19, 2024FallesSecular holiday
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    Wednesday march 27, 2024Easter holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Friday march 29, 2024Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday april 1, 2024Easter MondayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday april 8, 2024Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday april 9, 2024Easter holiday (end)School holidays
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    Thursday april 11, 2024Alicante Santa Faz PilgrimageCatholic
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    Wednesday may 1, 2024Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Friday june 21, 2024Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Sunday june 23, 2024Hogueras de San JuanEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday june 24, 2024St JohnCatholic
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    Saturday june 29, 2024Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    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 Year’s Day on Christmas Day.

    New Year's Day

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Epiphany

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    Saturday january 6, 2024
    Catholic : The term comes from ancient Greek and means appearance . Cele ated on the 6th January, this feast corresponds to the presentation of Child Jesus to the Magi. This is the day of Jesus' first miracle, the Wedding in Cana , and the day of his own baptism Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Christmas holiday (end)

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    Monday january 8, 2024
    School holidays : Https://www.gva.es
    official calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
    all study programs are aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
    all study programs are aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
    PISA ranking (average 493): 493
    Schooling is mandatory till age 16
    Average class size: more than 25
    number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 700 hours
    Usually no school on Saturday
    No uniform required
    Schooling is mandatory till age 16
    Usually no school on Saturday
    No uniform required
    Polytechnic University of Valencia ranking: Times Higher Education #501-600/QS ranking #551-600/Shanghai #301-400

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    St Vincent's Martyrdom (Valencia only)

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    Monday january 22, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    Regional holiday

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    Tuesday february 13, 2024
    Secular holiday : Fiestas de la Magdalena in Castellon

    Las Fallas festival

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    Thursday march 14, 2024
    Culture : Https://www.fallas.com/ Until March 19, papier mache effigies of celebrities are displayed in the streets of Valencia, and then burnt. - in Valencia 2024 edition confirmed

    Falles

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    Tuesday march 19, 2024
    Secular holiday : Big festivities in the region

    Easter holiday (beginning)

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    Wednesday march 27, 2024
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    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.

    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.

    Regional holiday

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    Monday april 8, 2024
    Secular holiday : Saint Vincent Ferrer in Valencia only

    Easter holiday (end)

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    Tuesday april 9, 2024
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    Alicante Santa Faz Pilgrimage

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    Thursday april 11, 2024
    Catholic : 300,000 people take part in this pilgrimage which dates back to 1489, when a pilgrimage was organized to pray for rain. 2024 edition confirmed

    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 .

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday june 21, 2024
    School holidays : Two days later in primary

    Hogueras de San Juan

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    Sunday june 23, 2024
    Culture : Hogueras de San Juan lasts 10 days - in Alicante 2024 edition confirmed

    St John

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    Monday june 24, 2024
    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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    Saturday june 29, 2024
    Secular holiday : St Peter and St Paul in Castellón only