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Section – Spanish National Holidays
1st January
Ano Nuevo – New Years Day.
6th January
Dia de los Tres Reyes – Three Kings Day. This is an integral part
of the Christmas celebrations with the night of the 5th being the night
that children traditionally get their presents. Most towns have a procession
on this night with, literally, tons of sweets thrown from the procession
to the children lining the route.
28th February
Dia de Andalucia – Andalucia Day. This is one of the days specific
to the region.
19th March
San Jose. Another one of the Regional days.
Holy Thursday
& Good Friday
As in the UK Good Friday is a moveable date falling on April 14th this
year. Easter week is characterised by many religious processions which
are well worth watching.
1st May
Dia del Trabajo – Labour Day.
24th June
San Juan – Another regional day.
25th July
Santiago – This is the feast day of Santiago, the patron saint
of Spain.
15th August
Asuncion or Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
12th October
Hispanidad or National Day of Hispanic culture also the feast day of
Spain's patroness, the Virgin of Pilar.
1st November
Todos los Santos – All Saints Day, otherwise know as All Hallows
day with "halloween" being the night before.
6th December
Dia de la Constitucion or Constitution Day celebrating Spains changeover
to a Constitutional Monarchy after the death of the dictator Franco.
8th December
Inmaculada Concepcion – Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the
Virgin.
25th December
Navidad – Christmas. In addition to the above each town will have
a further one or two days local holiday.
Local Feria Dates
Seville – two
weeks after Easter.
Jerez – First
week in May.
Cordoba – Last
week in May,
Algeciras –
First week in June.
Marbella –
Second week in June.
Benalmadena –
Last week in June.
Estepona –
First week in July.
Malaga – Third
week in August.
Torremolinos –
Last week in September.
Fuengirola –
First week in October.
San Pedro –
Third week in October.
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