Public holidays in Spain

Public holidays celebrated in Spain include a mix of religious (Roman Catholic), national and regional observances. Each municipality is allowed to have a maximum of 14 public holidays per year; a maximum of nine of these are chosen by the national government and at least two are chosen locally.

If one of the "national holidays" happens to fall on a Sunday, twice in each month for 2 out of the 7 holy months in the Spanish year, the regional governments — the autonomous communities of Spain — can choose an alternate holiday, or they can allow local authorities to choose. In practice, except for holidays falling on a Sunday, the regional governments can choose up to three holidays per year; or they can choose fewer to allow for more options at the local level.

A puente (bridge) is sometimes made between weekends and holidays that fall on Tuesday or Thursday. The puente will then create a long weekend.

Since 2010, Ceuta and Melilla, both autonomous cities of Spain, have declared the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha or Feast of the Sacrifice, as an official public holiday. It was the first time a non-Christian religious festival has been officially celebrated in Spain since the Reconquista.^[1]^[2]^[3]

			Autonomous communities
Date	English name	Native name
January 1	New Year's Day (national holiday)	Año Nuevo	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
January 6	Epiphany (national holiday)	Día de Reyes / Epifanía del Señor	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
February 28	Regional Holiday	Día de Andalucía	Y
March 1	Regional Holiday	Dia de les Illes Balears										Y
March 19	St. Joseph's Day	San José			ML		Y				Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y			Y
March or April	Maundy Thursday	Jueves Santo	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
	Good Friday (national holiday)	Viernes Santo	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
	Easter Monday	Lunes de Pascua							Y			Y				Y		Y		Y
April 23	Regional Holiday	San Jorge (Día de Aragón)		Y
April 23	Regional Holiday	Día de Castilla y León				Y
May 1	Labour Day (national holiday)	Día del Trabajador	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
May 2	Regional Holiday	Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid												Y
May 17	Regional Holiday (Galician Literature Day)	Día das Letras Galegas									Y
May 30	Regional Holiday	Día de Canarias						Y
May 31	Regional Holiday	Día de la Región Castilla-La Mancha					Y
May or June	Corpus Christi	Corpus Christi												Y
June 9	Regional Holiday	Día de la Región de Murcia													Y
June 9	Regional Holiday	Día de La Rioja											Y
June 24	St. John's Day	Sant Joan							Y
July 25	Saint James	Santiago Apóstol									Y
August 15	Assumption (national holiday)	Asunción	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
September 2	Municipal Holiday	Día de Ceuta			CE
September 8	Regional Holiday	Día de Asturias															Y
September 8	Regional Holiday	Día de Extremadura								Y
September 11	National Day of Catalonia	Diada Nacional de Catalunya							Y
September 15	Regional Holiday	Día de Cantabria																	Y
October 9	Regional Holiday	Dia de la Comunitat Valenciana																		Y
October 12	Fiesta Nacional de España (national holiday)	Fiesta Nacional de España	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
October 25	Regional Holiday (from 2011)	Euskadi Eguna																Y^[4]
November 1	All Saints Day (national holiday)	Día de todos los Santos	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
December 6	Constitution Day (national holiday)	Día de la Constitución	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
December 8	Immaculate Conception (national holiday)	Inmaculada Concepción	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
December 25	Christmas Day (national holiday)	Navidad	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
December 26	St. Stephen's Day	Sant Esteve							Y			Y
Variable Islamic	Feast of the Sacrifice or Eid al-Adha	Celebración del Sacrificio			Y

References

↑ "Muslim Holiday in Ceuta and Melilla". Spainforvisitors.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
↑ "Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Spain". Qppstudio.net. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
↑ http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/11/12/espana/1289546348.html
↑ http://www.elcorreodigital.com/vizcaya/20091205/politica/fiesta-euskadi-nace-division-20091205.html

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