Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday june 23, 2023
School holidays :
Regional holiday
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Saturday june 24, 2023
Secular holiday : in Las Palmas only
Regional holiday
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Thursday july 6, 2023
Catholic : Bajada de la Virgen Nuestra Señora de los Reyes in El Hierro only
Regional holiday
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Saturday august 5, 2023
Secular holiday : Fiesta de la Virgen de las Nieves La Palma only
Assumption
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Tuesday august 15, 2023
Catholic :
Regional holiday
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Thursday september 7, 2023
Secular holiday : Our Lady of Good Help in Tenerife only
Summer holiday (end) - primary
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Thursday september 7, 2023
School holidays :
Nuestra Señora del Pino (Las Palmas only)
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Friday september 8, 2023
cards/flowers :
Summer holiday (end) - secondary
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Monday september 11, 2023
School holidays :
Regional holiday
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Saturday september 16, 2023
Secular holiday : Nuestra Señora de Los Dolores Lanzarote only
Regional holiday
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Sunday september 24, 2023
Catholic : Nuestra Señora de los Reyes El Hierro only
Regional holiday
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Tuesday october 10, 2023
Secular holiday : Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe La Gomera only
National Day
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Thursday october 12, 2023
Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.
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.
School holiday
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Thursday december 7, 2023
School holidays :
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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Friday december 22, 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.