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
School holidays :
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
Special Events :
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 :