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Holiday Calendar for Spain
Spanish has many wonderful traditions. Traditions in Spain have been around for centuries. Spanish traditions are famous worldwide. Notable events, festivals, special days and national holidays
National traditions, public holidays and notable observances for 2021-2022 year
March 2021
Friday 19 March - Engineer's Day in Spain; Saint Joseph's Day or Father's Day (in Andorra, Angola, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Honduras, and Bolivia); Fallas (a holiday of the Valencian community in eastern Spain, held annually from March 15 to 19. The festival takes place not only in the capital of the community - Valencia, but also in its other cities and environs)
April 2021
Friday 23 April - La Diada de Sant Jordi (Catalonia, Spain, Andorra. The Día de Sant Jordi, where flowers and gifts are exchanged); Day of Castile and Leon in Spain (Día de Castilla y León - anniversary of the Battle of Villalar in 1521); Villalar de los Comuneros in Spain (province of Valladolid)
Saturday 24 April - Festival of Moors and Christians in Alcoy (province of Alicante, Spain)
Tuesday 27 April - Feast of the Virgin of Montserrat (Spain (Catalonia), Argentina, Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador, Venezuela)
May 2021
Sunday 2 May - Anniversary of the Dos de Mayo Uprising (Community of Madrid, Spain); Madrid Day in Spain (Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid or Día de la Comunidad de Madrid); Mother's Day in Hong Kong (also Hungary, Lithuania, Mozambique, Portugal, Spain, Romania; celebrated on the first Sunday in May)
Monday 3 May - Fiesta de las Cruces in Spain and Hispanic America (Cruz de Mayo)
Saturday 15 May - San Isidro in Madrid, Spain (feast of St. Isidore, patron saint of Madrid)
Tuesday 25 May - Geek Pride Day (geek culture)
Monday 31 May - Feast of Castile-La Mancha in Spain (fęte de Castille-La Manche)
June 2021
Wednesday 9 June - La Rioja Day in Spain (Día de La Rioja)
Wednesday 23 June - St John's Eve and the first day of the Midsummer celebrations (Roman Catholic Church, Europe: - Bonfires of Saint John in Spain; Festa del Poble in Andorra; First night of Festa de São João do Porto; First day of Golowan Festival in Cornwall; Jaaniõhtu in Estonia; Jāņi in Latvia; Kupala Night in Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine; Last day of Drăgaica fair in Buzău, Romania)
Tuesday 29 June - Wine Battle Memorial Day (Venezuela, Colombia, Costa Rica, Malta, Peru, Rome Italy, Sao Paulo, Chile, Spain)
Wednesday 30 June - Parade in honor of Saint Martial in Irun, Spain (Martial of Limoges or Saint Martial is the first bishop of the Limoges diocese. He is also known as the Apostle of the Gauls or Apostle of Aquitaine. Being the founder of Christianity in Aquitaine, Martial is also considered the patron saint of many cities, villages and Catholic religious communities. named after him)
July 2021
Saturday 10 July - The day of San Cristóbal in Andorra (you can see the blessing of cars and vehicles in front of the church)
Monday 26 July - Grandparents Day in Spain (or Día de los abuelos y las abuelas. Date reflects the feast date of the Saints Anne and Joachim the grandparents of Jesus Christ)
August 2021
Wednesday 4 August - White Madonna Day in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (fętes de la Vierge blanche)
Sunday 15 August - Virgin of Candelaria, patron of the Canary Islands (Tenerife, Spain) and Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, one of the Catholic holy days of obligation; Feast day of the Assumption of Mary (Christian feast day, one of the Catholic holy days of obligation a public holiday in Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Monaco, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, and Vanuatu)
September 2021
Friday 24 September - Merce Day in Barcelona, Spain (Catalan capital festival is celebrated in honor of Mare de Déu de la Mercè, Our Lady of Grace)
October 2021
Saturday 9 October - Valencian Community Day (commemorating the entry of James I of Aragon into Valencia in 1238)
Tuesday 12 October - Día de la Hispanidad or Fiesta Nacional de España, also Armed Forces Day in Spain
November 2021
Monday 1 November - Magosto or Chestnut Festival in Galicia, Spain; Granada International Jazz Festival in Spain (passes within 10 days)
Saturday 27 November - Teacher's Day in Spain (Día del Maestro)
December 2021
Tuesday 28 December - Feast of the Holy Innocents or Childermas in Spain and Latin American countries (and Els Enfarinats in Ibi, Spain. Christian feast day - the festival is celebrated with pranks, similar to April Fools' Day); Innocent Saints Day
Friday 31 December - Doce uvas (the Spanish New Year's tradition of eating twelve grape varieties, one for each of the twelve clock strokes by midnight, subsequently spread in such Spanish-speaking countries as Mexico, Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador, El Salvador, Peru, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica et al)
January 2022
Sunday 2 January - Granada Day in Spain (marks the end of the Reconquista in 1492)
Wednesday 5 January - Three Kings Parade in Spain and some cities in Mexico (Cabalgata de Reyes Magos)
Saturday 22 January - Feast of St. Vincent in Valencia, Spain (traditionally held mass festivities, costumed processions and a large wine festival. The holiday is celebrated in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Sunday 30 January - School Day of Non-Violence and Peace in Spain (founded in 1964 by the pacifist poet Llorence Vidal Vidal of Majorca)
February 2022
Wednesday 2 February - Virgin of Candelaria (Tenerife, Spain, Mexico)
Monday 28 February - Día de Andalucía (Andalusia, Spain)
March 2022
Tuesday 1 March - Balearic Islands Day (Spain. Día de las Islas Baleares)
Some spanish traditions
Piñatas - you may have already seen cardboard piñatas decorated in brightly colored paper-mâché at childrens’ birthday parties. Blindfolded participants try to hit the piñata with a stick, to break it open and spill out fruits, candies, and other treats hidden inside.
In Spanish-speaking countries, Carnival celebrations are held between late January to early March, the time leading up to Lent. A wild week can also be spent in San Sebastian during February, when La Tamburrada takes place. Fiesta are "Las Fallas de San José" in Valencia, in March, when all the city becomes the scenery of an enormous party with lots of good mood and excellent fireworks. Carnival is popular in all the country, the best is in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Best known among Spain’s folkloristic traditions are certainly Flamenco and bullfights. Madrid has its Fiesta, "San Isidro", in May. If you like bullfights, don’t miss it. Flamenco, on the other hand, is the musical tradition in the country’s south, in particular in Andalusia. In April takes place Feria de Abril, in Seville, an entire week of singing and dancing. Another most popular event of religious origin is El Rocio, a traditional pilgimship to the village El Rocio Foto in the province of Huelva, in May.
For girls in Hispanic countries, the 15th birthday signifies a coming of age. The family throws a big party, called a Quinceañera, which begins with a Misa de acción de gracias, or giving thanks for completing childhood.
Nochebuena (“the Good Night”/Christmas Eve) is a family event, celebrated with a feast.
In Spanish-speaking countries, Carnival celebrations are held between late January to early March, the time leading up to Lent. A wild week can also be spent in San Sebastian during February, when La Tamburrada takes place. Fiesta are "Las Fallas de San José" in Valencia, in March, when all the city becomes the scenery of an enormous party with lots of good mood and excellent fireworks. Carnival is popular in all the country, the best is in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Best known among Spain’s folkloristic traditions are certainly Flamenco and bullfights. Madrid has its Fiesta, "San Isidro", in May. If you like bullfights, don’t miss it. Flamenco, on the other hand, is the musical tradition in the country’s south, in particular in Andalusia. In April takes place Feria de Abril, in Seville, an entire week of singing and dancing. Another most popular event of religious origin is El Rocio, a traditional pilgimship to the village El Rocio Foto in the province of Huelva, in May.
For girls in Hispanic countries, the 15th birthday signifies a coming of age. The family throws a big party, called a Quinceañera, which begins with a Misa de acción de gracias, or giving thanks for completing childhood.
Nochebuena (“the Good Night”/Christmas Eve) is a family event, celebrated with a feast.
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