Public Holidays in Spain

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Public Holidays in Spain

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. 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

Key to the regions

Andalucía (AN), Aragón (AR), Asturias (O), Baleares (Balearic Islands) (IB), Basque Country (PV), Canary Islands (CN), Cantabria (S), Castilla-La Mancha (CM), Castilla y León (CL), Catalonia (CT), Ceuta (CE), Extremadura (EX), Galicia (GA), La Rioja (LO), Madrid (M), Melilla (ML), Murcia (MU), Navarra (NA), Valenciana (VC).

Public Holidays Worldwide

For information on public holidays around the world, see the following links:

• UK: Direct Gov
• US: Office of Personnel Management 
• The World: Jours-Feries.com