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Public holidays celebrated in Spain include a mix of religious (Roman Catholic), national and regional observances.Each municipality is allowed to have a maximum of 14 public holidays per year; a maximum of nine of these are chosen by the national government and at least two are chosen locally, including patronal festivals.
Father's Day (Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, Honduras, and Bolivia) Las Fallas, celebrated on the week leading to March 19. "Return of the Swallow", annual observance of the swallows' return to Mission San Juan Capistrano in California. Fourth Sunday of Lent, 21 days before Easter Sunday: March 22 . Laetare Sunday; Mothering Sunday
The religious holiday is celebrated by Muslims worldwide because it marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan. The day is also called Lesser Eid, or simply Eid Eid al-Adha is the latter of the two official holidays celebrated within Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr).
Holy Week in Spain is the annual tribute of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods (Spanish: confradías) and confraternities that perform penitential processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during Holy Week–the final week of Lent before Easter.
In Poland during holidays on 1 and 3 May, when taking a few days of leave can result in 9-day-long holidays; this is called The Picnic (or Majówka). In Japan, golden-week lasts roughly a full week. Then, in 2007, the law was amended so that if any 2 public holidays occur both on a weekday and are separated by a day, then that intermediate day ...
Holy Week in Málaga (in Spanish Semana Santa en Málaga), is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus in Málaga, Spain. It takes place during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter. It is one of the city's main cultural and religious events.
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A listing of holidays on the Catholic liturgical calendar ... Holy Week in Spain; I. Immaculate Conception;