Public Holidays in Spain in 2025
Upcoming Holidays in Spain
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: Epiphany
- A major Christian celebration. Epiphany commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus to the wise men
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: Andalucía Day
- Andalucía became an autonomous community of Spain on February 28th 1980
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: Balearic Day
- Marks the Statute of Autonomy of March 1, 1983
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: Father's Day
- Father's Day is a celebration that honours the role of fathers
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: St. Joseph's Day
- Feast day of St. Joseph. Joseph was the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the foster father of Jesus
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: Eid Al Fitr
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Holy Thursday
- Also Known as Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday commemorates the last supper and established the ceremony known as the Eucharist
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: Good Friday
- Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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: Easter Monday
- Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
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: Castile and León Community Day
- Castile and León only. Commemorates of the Battle of Villalar in 1521
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: St. George's Day
- Celebrated annually on April 23rd, as this is the generally accepted date of St. George's death
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: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Community Festival of Madrid
- Madrid only. Marks a rebellion against the French during the War of Independence
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: Mother's Day
- Mother's Day is celebrated across the world, in more than 50 countries, though not all countries celebrate it on the same day
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: Saint Peter de Regalado
- The patron saint of Valladolid is Saint Peter de Regalado, who was a 15th century Franciscan monk
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: Feast of St. Isidro
- San Isidro is the patron saint of the peasants and labourers and is also the patron saint of Madrid
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: Galician Literature Day
- This annual celebration of the Galician language and its literature was initiated in 1963
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: Canary Islands Day
- The first session of the autonomous Canary Islands Parliament took place on May 30th 1983
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: Castilla-La Mancha Day
- Commemorating the anniversary of the establishment of the Regional Courts in 1983
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: Eid El Kebir
- Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
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: Whit Monday
- Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
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: Day of Murcia
- Marks the approval of the statute of the autonomous community in 1982
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: La Rioja Day
- Marks the approval of the statute of the autonomous community in 1982
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: Feast of St. Anthony
- Always celebrated on June 13th. It is the Feast day of St. Anthony and commemorates his death in 1231
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: Corpus Christi
- The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
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: Feast of St. John the Baptist
- The feast day of St John the Baptist marking Midsummer. John by tradition was born six months before Jesus.
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: St. James' Day
- St. James is the patron saint of Galicia as well as Spain
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: Day of Cantabria Institutions
- The Province of Cantabria was constituted on July 28th 1778
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: Our Lady of Africa
- The Church of Santa María de África was consecrated on August 5th 1752
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: Assumption Day
- The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
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: Feast of Our Lady of Victories
- Marks the Feast Day of the nativity (birth) of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus
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: Our Lady of San Lorenzo
- Marks the Feast Day of the nativity (birth) of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus
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: National Day of Catalonia
- The day known as 'Festa Nacional de Catalunya' marks September 11th 1714 when Catalan forces were defeated by King Philip V of Spain
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: Lady of Aparecida
- Honours the Virgin Mary, Cantabria's patron saint through a statue that was found at the start of the 17th century.
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: Day of Melilla
- Melilla only. Marks the taking of the city by Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1497
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: La Mercè
- This celebration dates back to 1615, when the Mercedians, a Spanish order, established the feast day in honour of the Virgin Mary
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: Valencian Community Day
- Valencia. Anniversary of King James I of Aragons capture of the city from the Moors in 1238
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: Hispanic Day
- This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
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: Hispanic Day (in lieu)
- This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
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: All Saints' Day
- Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
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: Our Lady of the Almudena (in lieu)
- Celebrates the discovery of a lost statue in the Cathedral after occupation by the Moors.
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: Feast of St. Francis Xavier
- Francis was a Roman Catholic missionary born in Xavier, Kingdom of Navarre, and a co-founder of the Society of Jesus
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: Constitution Day
- Constitution day is a celebration of the day Spain became a democracy in December 1978.
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: Immaculate Conception Day
- It is a day that celebrates the belief that Mary, mother of Jesus, was preserved from original sin all of her life
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: Christmas Day
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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: St. Stephen's Day
- December 26th is the Feast of St. Stephen in Western Christianity. It is observed as a second day of Christmas holidays in several countries.
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