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Public Holidays in Spain

All the days when shops and schools are closed and nobody works in Spain, Catalonia or Barcelona, with links to holidays in the UK and US.

The Spanish for a bank holiday/public holiday/legal holiday is día feriado or fiesta nacional.

Each autonomous province has regional holidays each year in addition to the standard national holidays. Local holidays usually include a local "community day" and a celebration of certain Saints
If a public holiday falls on a Sunday it may be celebrated on a weekday
All banks and most shops and museums close on public holidays and bars and restaurants outside tourist areas may close too
Hospitals and emergency services do not close on public holidays
Taxis may increase their rates for journeys on public holidays
When a public holiday falls on a Thursday or Tuesday, it is common practice to "make the bridge" (hacer puente) by taking off the Friday or Monday so creating a very long weekend. When this happens you may find businesses running on short staff or smaller family run business closed for the full period

National Public Holidays 2009

1 January	New Year's Day - Año Nuevo (Thursday)
6 January	Epiphany - Epifanía (Tuesday) celebrated in many regions
19 March	San Jose (Thursday) celebrated in many regions
9 April	Maundy Thursday - Jueves Santo (Thursday) celebrated in many regions
10 April	Good Friday - *Viernes Santo* (Friday)
13 April	Easter Monday - Lunes de Pascua (Monday)
1 May	Labour Day - *Fiesta del Trabajo* (Friday)
24 June	Día de San Juan (Wednesday)
15 August	Assumption - *Asunción* (Saturday) celebrated in many regions
11 September	Catalonia National Day - Fiesta Nacional de Cataluña (Friday)
12 October	National Day - *Día nacional* (Monday)
1 November	All Saints' Day - *El día de Todos los Santos* (Sunday)
8 December	Immaculate Conception - *La Inmaculada* (Tuesday)
25 December	Christmas Day - *Día de Navidad* (Friday)
26 December	Día de *San Esteban* (Saturday)