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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 2020-2021 year
April 2020Thursday 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)Friday 24 April - Festival of Moors and Christians in Alcoy (province of Alicante, Spain)Monday 27 April - Feast of the Virgin of Montserrat (Spain (Catalonia), Argentina, Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador, Venezuela)May 2020Saturday 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)Sunday 3 May - Mother's Day in Hong Kong (also Hungary, Lithuania, Mozambique, Portugal, Spain, Romania; celebrated on the first Sunday in May); Fiesta de las Cruces in Spain and Hispanic America (Cruz de Mayo)Friday 15 May - San Isidro in Madrid, Spain (feast of St. Isidore, patron saint of Madrid)Monday 25 May - Geek Pride Day (geek culture)Sunday 31 May - Feast of Castile-La Mancha in Spain (fęte de Castille-La Manche)June 2020Tuesday 9 June - La Rioja Day in Spain (Día de La Rioja)Tuesday 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)Monday 29 June - Wine Battle Memorial Day (Venezuela, Colombia, Costa Rica, Malta, Peru, Rome Italy, Sao Paulo, Chile, Spain)Tuesday 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 2020Friday 10 July - The day of San Cristóbal in Andorra (you can see the blessing of cars and vehicles in front of the church)Sunday 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 2020Tuesday 4 August - White Madonna Day in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (fętes de la Vierge blanche)Saturday 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 2020Thursday 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 2020Friday 9 October - Valencian Community Day (commemorating the entry of James I of Aragon into Valencia in 1238)Monday 12 October - Día de la Hispanidad or Fiesta Nacional de España, also Armed Forces Day in SpainNovember 2020Sunday 1 November - Magosto or Chestnut Festival in Galicia, Spain; Granada International Jazz Festival in Spain (passes within 10 days)Friday 27 November - Teacher's Day in Spain (Día del Maestro)December 2020Monday 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 DayThursday 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 2021Saturday 2 January - Granada Day in Spain (marks the end of the Reconquista in 1492)Tuesday 5 January - Three Kings Parade in Spain and some cities in Mexico (Cabalgata de Reyes Magos)Friday 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)Saturday 30 January - School Day of Non-Violence and Peace in Spain (founded in 1964 by the pacifist poet Llorence Vidal Vidal of Majorca)February 2021Tuesday 2 February - Virgin of Candelaria (Tenerife, Spain, Mexico)Sunday 28 February - Día de Andalucía (Andalusia, Spain)March 2021Monday 1 March - Balearic Islands Day (Spain. Día de las Islas Baleares)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)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.
Saturday 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)
Sunday 3 May - Mother's Day in Hong Kong (also Hungary, Lithuania, Mozambique, Portugal, Spain, Romania; celebrated on the first Sunday in May); Fiesta de las Cruces in Spain and Hispanic America (Cruz de Mayo)
Friday 15 May - San Isidro in Madrid, Spain (feast of St. Isidore, patron saint of Madrid)
Monday 25 May - Geek Pride Day (geek culture)
Sunday 31 May - Feast of Castile-La Mancha in Spain (fęte de Castille-La Manche)
June 2020Tuesday 9 June - La Rioja Day in Spain (Día de La Rioja)Tuesday 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)Monday 29 June - Wine Battle Memorial Day (Venezuela, Colombia, Costa Rica, Malta, Peru, Rome Italy, Sao Paulo, Chile, Spain)Tuesday 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 2020Friday 10 July - The day of San Cristóbal in Andorra (you can see the blessing of cars and vehicles in front of the church)Sunday 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 2020Tuesday 4 August - White Madonna Day in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (fętes de la Vierge blanche)Saturday 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 2020Thursday 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 2020Friday 9 October - Valencian Community Day (commemorating the entry of James I of Aragon into Valencia in 1238)Monday 12 October - Día de la Hispanidad or Fiesta Nacional de España, also Armed Forces Day in SpainNovember 2020Sunday 1 November - Magosto or Chestnut Festival in Galicia, Spain; Granada International Jazz Festival in Spain (passes within 10 days)Friday 27 November - Teacher's Day in Spain (Día del Maestro)December 2020Monday 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 DayThursday 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 2021Saturday 2 January - Granada Day in Spain (marks the end of the Reconquista in 1492)Tuesday 5 January - Three Kings Parade in Spain and some cities in Mexico (Cabalgata de Reyes Magos)Friday 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)Saturday 30 January - School Day of Non-Violence and Peace in Spain (founded in 1964 by the pacifist poet Llorence Vidal Vidal of Majorca)February 2021Tuesday 2 February - Virgin of Candelaria (Tenerife, Spain, Mexico)Sunday 28 February - Día de Andalucía (Andalusia, Spain)March 2021Monday 1 March - Balearic Islands Day (Spain. Día de las Islas Baleares)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)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.
Friday 10 July - The day of San Cristóbal in Andorra (you can see the blessing of cars and vehicles in front of the church)
Sunday 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 2020Tuesday 4 August - White Madonna Day in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (fętes de la Vierge blanche)Saturday 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 2020Thursday 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 2020Friday 9 October - Valencian Community Day (commemorating the entry of James I of Aragon into Valencia in 1238)Monday 12 October - Día de la Hispanidad or Fiesta Nacional de España, also Armed Forces Day in SpainNovember 2020Sunday 1 November - Magosto or Chestnut Festival in Galicia, Spain; Granada International Jazz Festival in Spain (passes within 10 days)Friday 27 November - Teacher's Day in Spain (Día del Maestro)December 2020Monday 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 DayThursday 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 2021Saturday 2 January - Granada Day in Spain (marks the end of the Reconquista in 1492)Tuesday 5 January - Three Kings Parade in Spain and some cities in Mexico (Cabalgata de Reyes Magos)Friday 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)Saturday 30 January - School Day of Non-Violence and Peace in Spain (founded in 1964 by the pacifist poet Llorence Vidal Vidal of Majorca)February 2021Tuesday 2 February - Virgin of Candelaria (Tenerife, Spain, Mexico)Sunday 28 February - Día de Andalucía (Andalusia, Spain)March 2021Monday 1 March - Balearic Islands Day (Spain. Día de las Islas Baleares)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)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.
Thursday 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 2020Friday 9 October - Valencian Community Day (commemorating the entry of James I of Aragon into Valencia in 1238)Monday 12 October - Día de la Hispanidad or Fiesta Nacional de España, also Armed Forces Day in SpainNovember 2020Sunday 1 November - Magosto or Chestnut Festival in Galicia, Spain; Granada International Jazz Festival in Spain (passes within 10 days)Friday 27 November - Teacher's Day in Spain (Día del Maestro)December 2020Monday 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 DayThursday 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 2021Saturday 2 January - Granada Day in Spain (marks the end of the Reconquista in 1492)Tuesday 5 January - Three Kings Parade in Spain and some cities in Mexico (Cabalgata de Reyes Magos)Friday 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)Saturday 30 January - School Day of Non-Violence and Peace in Spain (founded in 1964 by the pacifist poet Llorence Vidal Vidal of Majorca)February 2021Tuesday 2 February - Virgin of Candelaria (Tenerife, Spain, Mexico)Sunday 28 February - Día de Andalucía (Andalusia, Spain)March 2021Monday 1 March - Balearic Islands Day (Spain. Día de las Islas Baleares)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)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.
Sunday 1 November - Magosto or Chestnut Festival in Galicia, Spain; Granada International Jazz Festival in Spain (passes within 10 days)
Friday 27 November - Teacher's Day in Spain (Día del Maestro)
December 2020Monday 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 DayThursday 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 2021Saturday 2 January - Granada Day in Spain (marks the end of the Reconquista in 1492)Tuesday 5 January - Three Kings Parade in Spain and some cities in Mexico (Cabalgata de Reyes Magos)Friday 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)Saturday 30 January - School Day of Non-Violence and Peace in Spain (founded in 1964 by the pacifist poet Llorence Vidal Vidal of Majorca)February 2021Tuesday 2 February - Virgin of Candelaria (Tenerife, Spain, Mexico)Sunday 28 February - Día de Andalucía (Andalusia, Spain)March 2021Monday 1 March - Balearic Islands Day (Spain. Día de las Islas Baleares)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)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.
Saturday 2 January - Granada Day in Spain (marks the end of the Reconquista in 1492)
Tuesday 5 January - Three Kings Parade in Spain and some cities in Mexico (Cabalgata de Reyes Magos)
Friday 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)
Saturday 30 January - School Day of Non-Violence and Peace in Spain (founded in 1964 by the pacifist poet Llorence Vidal Vidal of Majorca)
February 2021Tuesday 2 February - Virgin of Candelaria (Tenerife, Spain, Mexico)Sunday 28 February - Día de Andalucía (Andalusia, Spain)March 2021Monday 1 March - Balearic Islands Day (Spain. Día de las Islas Baleares)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)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.
Monday 1 March - Balearic Islands Day (Spain. Día de las Islas Baleares)
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)
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.
International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda
The Rwandan Genocide was a genocidal mass slaughter of Tutsi and moderate Hutu in Rwanda by members of the Hutu majority. During the approximate..→
Holy Thursday in U.S. Virgin Islands
Maundy Thursday (also known as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Great and Holy Thursday, Sheer Thursday, and Thursday of Mysteries) is the Chri..→
Prisoners of War Remembrance Day in Wisconsin
Many Americans across the United States pause to remember the sacrifices and service of those who were prisoners of war (POW), as well as those ..→
International Day of Human Space Flight
The General Assembly, in its resolution A/RES/65/271 of 7 April 2011, declared 12 April as the International Day of Human Space Flight (IDHSF) “..→
Easter Monday in U.S. Virgin Islands
Easter Monday in U.S. Virgin Islands is the day after Easter Sunday and is a holiday in some countries. Easter Monday in the Western Christian l..→
Ohio Internship and Co-Op Appreciation Day
The Ohio Senate January 29, 2014 passed Senate Bill 227, sponsored by State Senator Bill Beagle (R–Tipp City), which would name the second Tuesd..→
Emancipation Day in District of Columbia
Emancipation Day Celebrations April 16. Sketch of the celebration of the Abolition of Slavery in DC.
On that day in 1862, President Abraham Lin..→
The International Day for Monuments and Sites
The International Day for Monuments and Sites was proposed by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) on 18 April 1982 and app..→
