| Regional holiday - Monday September 6, 2021 Catholic : St Antolin Palencia only
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| Regional holiday - Thursday September 8, 2022 Catholic : Virgen of Fuensanta in Cordoba only
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| Our Lady of Victory (Melillia only) - Wednesday September 8, 2021 Catholic :
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| Virgen de la Salud - Wednesday September 8, 2021 Catholic :
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| Romería de la Virgen de la Fuensanta (Murcia only) - Monday September 13, 2021 Catholic :
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| Nuestra Señora de la Bien Aparecida - Thursday September 15, 2022 Catholic : Patron Saint of Cantabria
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| Regional holiday - Wednesday September 21, 2022 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 - Saturday October 2, 2021 Catholic : St Saturninus in Soria only
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| Regional holiday - Tuesday October 5, 2021 Catholic : St Froilán in León only
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| Regional holiday - Thursday October 7, 2021 Catholic : Virgin of Rosary in Cadix only
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| Regional holiday - Friday October 15, 2021 Catholic : St Teresa in Ávila only
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| Regional holiday - Sunday October 24, 2021 Catholic : St Raphael in Córdoba only
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| Regional holiday - Friday October 29, 2021 Catholic : San Narciso Girona only
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| All Saints' Day - Monday November 1, 2021 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 Saints Day (forwarded to Monday) - Monday November 1, 2021 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 Saints' Day - Monday November 1, 2021 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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| Religious celebration (not a national holiday) - Monday November 1, 2021 Catholic : All Saints Day observed by the Catholic community only
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| All Souls' Day - Tuesday November 2, 2021 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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| Feast of the Almudena Virgin - Tuesday November 9, 2021 Catholic :
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| Regional holiday - Thursday November 11, 2021 Catholic : St Martin in Ourense only
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| Saint Ansanus - Wednesday December 1, 2021 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) - Tuesday December 7, 2021 Catholic :
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| Immaculate Conception - Wednesday December 8, 2021 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 - Wednesday December 8, 2021 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 - Tuesday December 21, 2021 Catholic :
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| Christmas Eve - Friday December 24, 2021 Catholic :
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| Christmas Day - Saturday December 25, 2021 Catholic :
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| Sveti Stijepan - Sunday December 26, 2021 Catholic :
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| Optional holiday - Sunday December 26, 2021 Catholic : Boxing Day Christian community only
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