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NATIONAL FESTIVALS IN
SPAIN
JANUARY• New Year’s Day: - January 1st
- The new calendar starts and Spanish people celebrate it having a family lunch together.
• The day of the Three Wise Men:
- January 6th
- On the night of the 5th, the children all over Spain can’t sleep, waiting for the presents which the Three Wise Men will leave for them.
FEBRUARY• Carnival Time: - Immediately before the period of Lent. - People dress up and go on processions,
and groups of friends get together to sing funny songs about current events.
MARCH• Father’s Day:
- March 19th.
- People give presents to their fathers, honouring the fathers of the world.
APRIL Easter:• Palm Sunday: - The First Sunday of the
Easter period. - It commemorates the
arriving of Jesus in Jerusalem.
• Holy Thursday: - It commemorates the
Last Supper and the first eucharist. In Spain people go on processions.
• Good Friday:
- It commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus.
• Easter Sunday:
- People in Spain celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on the third day after his crucifixion.
MAY• Labour Day:
- May 1st. - Spanish people have a day off work and in some
cities there are processions and peaceful marches.• Mother’s Day:
- The first Sunday of May. - Spanish people give presents to their mothers to
celebrate this day.
JUNE• Saint Marcelino’s Day: - June 6th. - It’s the day of Saint Marcelino
Champagnat, the founder of our school, and we celebrate it with a family party in our school.
JULY• Day of the Apostle Santiago.
- July 25th.
- He is the patron of Spain.
- Hundreds of pilgrims arrive in the north of the country to walk to Santiago de Compostela.
AUGUST• Assumption of Mary:
- August 15th.
- It commemorates the ascending of the Virgin Mary into Heaven when she died.
SEPTEMBER• Day of Extremadura:
- September 8th.
- This is Extremadura´s regional day. Our city of Badajoz forms part of this region . It is a holiday and some cultural events are celebrated.
OCTOBER• El día de la Hispanidad: - October 12th. - This is the national day of Spain and a national
holiday that commemorates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ first arrival in America. . It´s also Spain's Day of the Armed Forces, celebrated each year with a military parade in Madrid, presided over by the Spanish King.
NOVEMBER• All Saints’ Day:
- November 1st.
- It is a national holiday in honour of all the Saints.
• All Souls’ Day:
- November 2nd.
- Spanish people visit the graves of their beloved and leave flowers there.
DECEMBER• Day of the Spanish
Constitution:
- December 6th.
- A national day in all Spain that commemorates the day that the constitution was approved in Spain.
• The Immaculate Conception:
- December 8th.
- It is the day when we celebrate that the Virgin Mary was free of sin.
DECEMBER
• Christmas Eve: - December 24th. - Families meet and have
dinner all together.
• Christmas Day: - December 25th. - This time we enjoy lunch
together with our families.
• New Year’s Eve: - December 31st. - A family dinner to say
goodbye to the year and welcome a New Year. At midnight we eat 12 grapes and wish each other a happy New Year.