Public Holidays
Main article: Public holidays in SpainPublic holidays celebrated in Spain include a mix of religious (Roman Catholic), national and regional observances. Each municipality is allowed to declare a maximum of 14 public holidays per year; up to nine of these are chosen by the national government and at least two are chosen locally. Spain's National Day (Fiesta Nacional de España) is 12 October, the anniversary of the Discovery of America and commemorate Our Lady of the Pillar feast, patroness of Aragon and throughout Spain.
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... Holidays Date English name Local name Observance March/April Holy Week/Easter Semana Santa Celebrated with Carnival-like events in different cities by the large Catholic ...
... For example, Easter Monday is not a bank holiday ... Also, although they share the same name, the Summer Bank Holiday falls on the first Monday of August in Scotland, as opposed to the last Monday in ... Bank holidays do not, however, assume the same importance in Scotland as they do elsewhere ...
... The number and diversity of public holidays and festivals indicate the rich heritage of the island's people and its ethnic diversity ... Public Holidays on fixed dates New Years – 1 and 2 January Abolition of Slavery – 1 February National day (Independence Day) – 12 March Labour Day - 1 May ... of the Blessed Virgin Mary – 15 August The 15 August becomes a public holiday in even years, for example 2006, 2008 and 2010 ...
... Public holidays in Ukraine January 1 - New Year's Day January 7 - Orthodox Christmas March 8 - International Women's Day Orthodox Easter Holy Trinity Day (Triytsya) - Orthodox Pentecost May 2 ... - Labour Days May 9 ... When a public holiday falls on a weekend (e.g ... If only one or only two working days are between a public holiday and another day off then the Ukrainian Government usually releases a recommendation to avoid this gap by moving these working days onto a certain ...
... Christmas Eve and Midsummer Eve might very well be the single most important holidays during the entire year for Finns ... Surprisingly they are not officially called holidays and are not so marked in calendars, but for most people, are not working days, and in practice they ... but also because most employment contracts provides for these days as full holidays ...
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