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Holidays and Observances in Spain in 2008

Holidays and Observances in Spain in 2008

Date NameTypeDetails
Jan 1TuesdayNew Year's DayNational holiday 
Jan 2WednesdayReconquest DayObservance 
Jan 6SundayEpiphanyNational holiday 
Jan 7MondayEpiphany observedCommon local holidayAN, AR, CE, CL, CN, EX, M, ML, O
Feb 4MondayCarnival MondayObservance 
Feb 5TuesdayCarnival TuesdayObservance 
Feb 6WednesdayAsh WednesdayObservance 
Feb 14ThursdayValentine's DayObservance 
Feb 28ThursdayDay of AndalucíaAutonomous Community HolidayAndalusia
Mar 1SaturdayDay of the Balearic IslandsLocal holidayIB
Mar 13ThursdayStatute of the Autonomous City of Melilla DayObservanceMelilla
Mar 16SundayPalm SundayObservance 
Mar 19WednesdayFathers' DayObservance 
Mar 19WednesdaySan JoseObservance 
Mar 19WednesdaySan JoseCommon local holidayAR, CL, CM, EX, GA, M, ML, MU, NA, PV, VC
Mar 20ThursdayMaundy ThursdayObservance 
Mar 20ThursdayMaundy ThursdayAutonomous Community HolidayAll except CT, S, VC
Mar 20ThursdayMarch EquinoxSeason 
Mar 21FridayGood FridayNational holiday 
Mar 22SaturdayHoly SaturdayObservance 
Mar 23SundayEaster SundayObservance 
Mar 24MondayEaster MondayObservance 
Mar 24MondayEaster MondayAutonomous Community HolidayCT, LO, NA, PV, VC
Mar 30SundayDaylight Saving Time startsClock change/Daylight Saving Time 
Apr 23WednesdayDay of AragónAutonomous Community HolidayAragon
Apr 23WednesdaySt George's DayObservance 
Apr 23WednesdayCastile and León DayAutonomous Community HolidayCastile-Leon
May 1ThursdayLabor Day / May DayNational holiday 
May 2FridayDay of MadridAutonomous Community HolidayMadrid
May 4SundayMothers' DayObservance 
May 11SundayWhit Sunday/PentecostObservance 
May 12MondayWhit MondayObservance 
May 17SaturdayGalicia Literature DayAutonomous Community HolidayGalicia
May 22ThursdayCorpus ChristiObservance 
May 30FridayDay of the Canary IslandsLocal holidayCanary Islands
May 31SaturdayDay of Castile-La ManchaAutonomous Community HolidayCM
Jun 9MondayDay of MurciaAutonomous Community HolidayMurcia
Jun 9MondayDay of La RiojaAutonomous Community HolidayLa Rioja
Jun 13FridaySan AntonioAutonomous Community HolidayCeuta
Jun 21SaturdayJune SolsticeSeason 
Jun 24TuesdaySaint John the Baptist DayObservance 
Jun 24TuesdaySaint John the Baptist DayAutonomous Community HolidayCatalonia
Jul 25FridayFeast of Saint James the ApostleAutonomous Community HolidayCL, CN, GA, LO, M, NA, PV
Jul 25FridayFeast of Saint James the ApostleObservance 
Jul 28MondayDay of the InstitutionsAutonomous Community HolidayCantabria
Aug 5TuesdayThe Day of Our Lady of AfricaAutonomous Community HolidayCeuta
Aug 10SundayThe Day of CantabriaObservanceCantabria
Aug 15FridayAssumption of MaryNational holiday 
Sep 2TuesdayDay of the Independent City of CeutaAutonomous Community HolidayCeuta
Sep 6SaturdayElcano's DayObservanceBasque Country
Sep 8MondayDay of AsturiasAutonomous Community HolidayAsturias
Sep 8MondayDay of ExtremaduraAutonomous Community HolidayExtremadura
Sep 8MondayVirgin of the VictoryAutonomous Community HolidayMelilla
Sep 11ThursdayNational Day of CataloniaAutonomous Community HolidayCatalonia
Sep 15MondayNuestra Señora de la Bien AparecidaAutonomous Community HolidayCantabria
Sep 17WednesdayDay of MelillaAutonomous Community HolidayMelilla
Sep 22MondaySeptember EquinoxSeason 
Oct 9ThursdayDay of the Valencian CommunityAutonomous Community HolidayValencia
Oct 12SundayHispanic DayNational holiday 
Oct 13MondayHispanic Day observedNational holidayAN, AR, CE, EX, ML, O
Oct 26SundayDaylight Saving Time endsClock change/Daylight Saving Time 
Nov 1SaturdayAll Saint's Day HolidayNational holidayAll
Dec 3WednesdayDay of NavarreAutonomous Community HolidayNavarre
Dec 6SaturdayConstitution Day HolidayNational holidayCM, CN, CT, GA, IB, NA, PV, S
Dec 8MondayImmaculate ConceptionNational holiday 
Dec 21SundayDecember SolsticeSeason 
Dec 24WednesdayChristmas EveObservance 
Dec 25ThursdayChristmas DayNational holiday 
Dec 28SundayFeast of the Holy FamilyObservance 
Dec 31WednesdayNew Year's EveObservance 

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