Summer holiday (end)
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Thursday september 5, 2024
School holidays :
National Day
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Saturday october 12, 2024
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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Thursday october 31, 2024
School holidays :
All Saints' Day
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Friday november 1, 2024
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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Monday november 4, 2024
School holidays :
St Saturninus (Pamplona only)
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Friday november 29, 2024
cards/flowers :
St Françis Xavier
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Wednesday december 4, 2024
Catholic or protestant : Christian recognition of service to people and appreciation of the natural world, as practiced by the Jesuit Order which he founded.
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Thursday december 5, 2024
School holidays :
Constitution Day
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Friday december 6, 2024
Secular holiday : Commemorates the 1978 referendum when the Spanish people voted to approve the constitution.
Constitution Day
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Monday december 9, 2024
Secular holiday : Commemorates the 1978 referendum when the Spanish people voted to approve the constitution.
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Tuesday december 10, 2024
School holidays :
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Friday december 20, 2024
School holidays :
Christmas Day
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Wednesday december 25, 2024
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.