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Spain (Valenciana) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Euro (EUR)
  • Spain has set in 2007 a maximum of 14 public holidays (fiestas) every year: no more than two of those can be at a local level.
    Internet domain: .es - Telephone code: +34 - International dialing code: 00
    European Truck Ban: 08:00 to 24:00 on Sundays, public holidays eve
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Wednesday March 1, 2023Las Fallas festivalEvents, celebrations...
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    Thursday March 16, 2023School holidaySchool holidays
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    Friday March 17, 2023School holidaySchool holidays
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    Saturday March 18, 2023School holidaySchool holidays
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    Sunday March 19, 2023FallesSecular holiday
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    Wednesday April 5, 2023Easter holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Thursday April 6, 2023Maundy ThursdayCatholic or protestant
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    Friday April 7, 2023Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday April 10, 2023Easter MondayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday April 17, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday April 18, 2023Easter holiday (end)School holidays
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    Thursday April 20, 2023Alicante Santa Faz PilgrimageCatholic
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    Monday May 1, 2023Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Sunday May 28, 2023Regional electionsSpecial Events
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    Monday June 19, 2023Hogueras de San JuanEvents, celebrations...
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    Thursday June 22, 2023Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Saturday June 24, 2023St JohnCatholic
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    Thursday June 29, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Thursday July 13, 2023Benicassim FestivalEvents, celebrations...
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    Sunday July 16, 2023Regional holidayCatholic
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    Tuesday August 15, 2023AssumptionCatholic
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    Monday September 11, 2023Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday September 15, 2023Summer holiday (end) - secondarySchool holidays
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    Las Fallas festival

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    Wednesday March 1, 2023
    Culture : Www.fallasfromvalencia.com Until March 19, papier mache effigies of celebrities are displayed in the streets of Valencia, and then burnt. - in Valencia 2023 edition confirmed

    School holiday

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    Thursday March 16, 2023
    School holidays : Les Falles festivities

    School holiday

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    Friday March 17, 2023
    School holidays : Les Falles festivities

    School holiday

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    Saturday March 18, 2023
    School holidays : Les Falles festivities

    Falles

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    Sunday March 19, 2023
    Secular holiday : Big festivities in the region

    Easter holiday (beginning)

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    Wednesday April 5, 2023
    School holidays :

    Maundy Thursday

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    Thursday April 6, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : Maundy Thursday: Commemorates the Last Supper when Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist (Lord's Supper).

    Good Friday

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    Friday April 7, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.

    Easter Monday

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    Monday April 10, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
    Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.

    Regional holiday

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    Monday April 17, 2023
    Secular holiday : Saint Vincent Ferrer in Valencia only

    Easter holiday (end)

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    Tuesday April 18, 2023
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    Alicante Santa Faz Pilgrimage

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    Thursday April 20, 2023
    Catholic : 300,000 people take part in this pilgrimage which dates back to 1489, when a pilgrimage was organized to pray for rain. 2023 edition confirmed

    Labor Day/May Day

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    Monday May 1, 2023
    Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .

    Regional elections

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    Sunday May 28, 2023
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    Hogueras de San Juan

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    Monday June 19, 2023
    Culture : Hogueras de San Juan lasts 10 days - in Alicante 2023 edition confirmed

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Thursday June 22, 2023
    School holidays : Two days later in primary

    St John

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    Saturday June 24, 2023
    Catholic : John is described in the New Testament as the last of the Old Testament prophets and the precursor of the Messiah. Another celebration is August 29th in remembrance of his beheading

    Regional holiday

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    Thursday June 29, 2023
    Secular holiday : St Peter and St Paul in Castellón only

    Benicassim Festival

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    Thursday July 13, 2023
    Culture : Www.fiberfib.com pop and electronic music - lasts 2 days 2023 edition confirmed

    Regional holiday

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    Sunday July 16, 2023
    Catholic : Virgen del Carmen celebration; patron saint of the sailors in Alicante

    Assumption

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    Tuesday August 15, 2023
    Catholic :

    Summer holiday (end)

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    Monday September 11, 2023
    School holidays :

    Summer holiday (end) - secondary

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    Friday September 15, 2023
    School holidays :