Important information On Spain Holidays
It is important to gain knowledge about Spain’s holidays when you are planning a visit to Spain or preparing an itinerary for Spain travel. You’ll never want even a single day to get wasted as each day in your Spain travel is important and is meant to absorb more in order to make your holidays a memorable experience.
Spain observes about 10 national holidays each year and in addition to a number of local and regional holidays, events and festivals. During these holidays, people may not go for local business and you may even find the markets to be non-operating because of celebration that is always widespread in Spain with fireworks, festivities, feasts and processions.
Types
There are some holidays in the country that commemorate few of the important historical days. Spain’s national Day is celebrated on October 12, the day on which Columbus had reached Americas. However, most of the holidays are due to festivals and religious events. For example All Saints Day is celebrated on November 1 and Semana Santa Holy Week are kept off prior to Easter.
Schedules
Celebrations and holidays in Spain can last anywhere from one day to a week or sometimes even more. For example in case of Labor Day, the country experiences off for a single day but while celebrating Dia del Trabajo, a week is kept off. While the celebrations of Month of Ferias are on, people get involved in watching performances, processions, parties, fireworks and bullfights for a period of two weeks or even more.
Features
Holidays in Spain are generally grave or worshipful. Processions and religious parades can be seen commonly, especially during the Semana Santa Holy Week and Easter Sunday.
There are a number of holidays in Spain that a celebrated on a regional basis. For example Feria de Malaga is held in the month of August for about 10 days only in the city of Malaga. It is a regional festival and is only celebrated in the Malaga city. Other Spanish cities remain uneffected by the celebrations. Festivals like San Isidro are celebrated in different regions at different times during the months of May and June.
Considerations
Depending in which region the celebration is going on, public offices and local business do not operate. Restaurants, bars, museums and other attractions may remain open during the celebrations but private and public transportation services may be reduced during holidays.
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