| Summer holiday (end) - secondary - Wednesday September 8, 2021 School holidays :
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| Summer holiday (end) - Monday September 13, 2021 School holidays :
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| National Day of the Valencian Country - Saturday October 9, 2021 Secular holiday : The arrival of the Christian king Jaume I is commemorated on this day - (therefore, the birth of the Christian Kingdom of Valencia)
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| National Day - Tuesday October 12, 2021 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.
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| Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana - Monday October 18, 2021 Sports events : Http://www.atptennis.com/en/tournaments/profile/573.asp
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| All Saints - (beginning) - Friday October 29, 2021 School holidays :
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| All Saints' Day - Monday November 1, 2021 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)
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| All Saints - (end) - Tuesday November 2, 2021 School holidays :
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| Motorcycle Grand Prix - Sunday November 14, 2021 Sports events : Www.motogp.com/ 2020 edition confirmed
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| Mid-term holiday (beginning) - Friday December 3, 2021 School holidays :
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| Valencia Marathon - Sunday December 5, 2021 Sports events : Www.correcaminos.org 2020 edition confirmed
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| Constitution Day - Monday December 6, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the 1978 referendum when the Spanish people voted to approve the constitution.
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| Immaculate Conception - Wednesday December 8, 2021 Catholic : Dogma that Mary was from the first moment of conception, totally free from the stain of original sin. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Immaculate Conception - Wednesday December 8, 2021 Catholic : Dogma that Mary was from the first moment of conception, totally free from the stain of original sin.
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| Mid-term holiday (end) - Thursday December 9, 2021 School holidays :
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| Christmas holiday (beginning) - Wednesday December 22, 2021 School holidays :
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| Christmas Day - Saturday December 25, 2021 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 Year’s Day on Christmas Day.
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