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