Monday 9th April 2007
High Days and Holidays
Public holiday, bank holiday, festivo, call it
what you will, for workers this can be a beacon on the annual calendar.
Some days, like the upcoming Labour Day/Workers Day holiday of May 1 are
pretty much international; others are celebrated regionally only, such
as Easter Monday in Catalonia or Madrid's Fiesta de la Communidad
on May 2. National days are just that, uniquely national - think Día
Nacional on October 12!
Breaks and bridges
In some countries (notably the UK), public holidays which fall on a weekend are replaced by an off day the following Monday. This is not the case in Spain.
However, when a public holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, the odds are high that many smaller and family run businesses will close, doing the traditional thing, and hacer puente or "make the bridge", turning the period into a four-day holiday.
- Find out more at AngloINFO's Public Holidays INFOrmation Page
- Why not find out, too, how the School Holidays might affect your plans over the next few months?
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