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Public Holidays

Jan 1 2003 New Year’s Day. Jan 6 Epiphany*. Mar 19 San Jose*. Apr 17 Maundy Thursday*. Apr 18 Good Friday. May 1 Labour Day. Aug 15 Assumption. Oct 12 National Day. Nov 1 All Saints’ Day. Dec 6 Constitution Day. Dec 8 Immaculate Conception. Dec 25 Christmas Day. Jan 1 2004 New Year’s Day. Jan 6 Epiphany*. Mar 19 San Jose*. Apr 8 Maundy Thursday*. Apr 9 Good Friday. May 1 Labour Day. Aug 15 Assumption. Oct 12 National Day. Nov 1 All Saints’ Day. Dec 6 Constitution Day. Dec 8 Immaculate Conception. Dec 25 Christmas Day.


The following dates are also celebrated as regional public holidays (within these regions, there are further public holidays peculiar to the various towns and cities): Jan 29 Dia de la Convivencia (Ceuta). Feb 28 Andalucía Day. Mar 1 Balearic Isles Day. Apr 23 San Jorge (Aragon) and Day of the Region of Castilla y Leon. May 2 San Segundo (Castilla y Leon) and Fiesta of the Communidad de Madrid. May 17 Dia de las Letras Gallegas (Galicia). May 30 Canaries Day. May 31 Day of the Region of Castilla-La Mancha. Jun 9 Day of the Region of Murcia and Day of La Rioja. Sep 8 Asturias Day, Day of Extremadura and Nuestra la Virgen de la Victoria (Melilla). Sep 11 National Day of Catalonia. Sep 15 Nuestra Senora de la Bien Aparecida (Cantabria). Sep 17 Commemoration of the Spanish refounding of the City of Melilla. Dec 26 San Esteban (Balearic Isles and Catalonia).
Catalonia, Navarra, Pais Vasco (Basque Country) and Valenciana also celebrate Easter Monday (Apr 21 2003 and Apr 12 2004).
Note: *These holidays may be replaced by the autonomous communities with another date.



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