Festes de St Joan in Minorca
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Friday june 23, 2023
Culture : lasts 3 days 2023 edition confirmed
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday june 23, 2023
School holidays :
Regional election
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Sunday june 25, 2023
Special Events :
Mallorca Tennis Championships
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Sunday june 25, 2023
Sports events : lasts 8 days -- in Mallorca 2023 edition confirmed
Regional elections
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Sunday june 25, 2023
Secular holiday :
Regional holiday
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Sunday june 25, 2023
Secular holiday : St John in Palma only
Regional holiday
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Thursday june 29, 2023
Secular holiday : Sant Pere (St Peter) Alaro, Alcudia, Buger, Escorca
Regional holiday
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Tuesday july 25, 2023
Secular holiday : Saint James - the relative of Jesus. He was the author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament, the first of the Seventy of Luke 10:120 and the first bishop of Jerusalem Alcudia, Banyalbufar, Binissalem, Calvia, Capdella, Santanyi
Assumption
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Tuesday august 15, 2023
Catholic :
Virgen de la Salud
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Friday september 8, 2023
Catholic :
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday september 11, 2023
School holidays :
Spanishness Day
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Thursday october 12, 2023
Secular holiday :
All Saints - (beginning)
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Friday october 27, 2023
School holidays :
All Saints' Day
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Wednesday november 1, 2023
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)
All Saints - (end)
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Thursday november 2, 2023
School holidays :
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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Thursday december 21, 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 Years Day on Christmas Day.