The work calendar of 2024 includes a total of 12 holidays, of which 9 will be celebrated simultaneously throughout Spain, the same number this year, according to a resolution of the General Directorate of Labor published by the BOE .
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In particular, in 2024 there will be holidays throughout Spain on Monday, January 1 (New Year), Saturday, January 6 (Epiphany of the Lord), Friday, March 29 (Good Friday), Wednesday, May 1 (Work Holiday), on Thursday, August 15 (Assumption of the Virgin), on Saturday, October 12 (Spanish National Holiday), on Friday, November 1 (All Saints), on Friday, December 6 (Spanish Constitution Day) and on Wednesday, December 25 ( Birth of the Lord).
There are others common holidays that the autonomous communities can move another day. It happened on Thursday, March 28 (Holy Thursday), which will be a holiday in all of Spain except the Valencian Community and Catalonia, but not on Friday, January 6, Three Kings, which all communities decided to continue.
Among the faculties recognized by the autonomous communities is also the possibility to replace the rest of the Monday after the national holidays in accordance with the Sunday to include others that are traditional for them, as well as the option of celebrating San José ( March 19 ) or Santiago Apóstol (July 25) in its corresponding territory.
Therefore, December 9 (the Monday after the Immaculate Conception) will be a holiday in Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Castilla y León, Extremadura, Murcia and Melilla; Thursday, July 25 (Santiago Apóstol) will be a holiday only in Cantabria, Galicia, Madrid, Navarra and the Basque Country, and Tuesday, March 19 (San José) will be a holiday only in Murcia and the Valencian Community.
The list of nine celebrations common throughout the country in 2024 is as follows:
-January 1: New Year’s Day (Monday)
-January 6: Epiphany of the Lord (Saturday).
-March 29: Good Friday (Friday).
-May 1: Labor Day (Wednesday).
-August 15: Assumption of the Virgin (Thursday).
-October 12: National Holiday of Spain (Saturday).
-November 1: All Saints’ Day (Friday).
-December 6: Spanish Constitution Day (Friday).
-December 25: Nativity of the Lord (Wednesday).
The two local holidays must be added to the national and regional holidays, for a total of 14 holidays per year.
A year with many long weekends
The celebration of many holidays on Monday or Friday, therefore close to Saturday and Sunday, will allow next year to have a longer weekend than usual in Spain as a whole. This is the case on Monday, January 1, Friday, November 1 and Friday, December 6.
In the communities that chose to celebrate Holy Thursday (March 28), which is almost all of them, there is a four-day long weekend, and in five communities (Balearic Islands, Cantabria, Navarra, Basque Country and La Rioja ). ) this long weekend will be five days since they decided to also give Easter Monday (April 1) as a holiday.
In addition, those workers who can afford vacation can extend the weekend due to the celebration of the Assumption of the Virgin (August 15) this Thursday.
The BOE resolution specifies that in Catalonia and the Valencian Community, in addition to the 12 paid and non-refundable national holidays, a refundable paid holiday has been established, which means that if the workers can enjoy this additional holiday, they must to recover benefits .hours not worked.
In the case of the Valencian Community, the recoverable paid holiday is set for Monday, June 24 (San Juan), while Catalonia must choose between January 6, April 1, June 24 and June 26. December (Saint Stephen).
Holidays in Autonomous Communities
– Andalusia: January 1, January 6, February 28 (Andalusia Day), March 28, March 29, May 1, August 15, October 12, November 1, December 6, December 9 and December 25.
– Aragon: January 1, January 6, March 28, March 29, April 23 (Aragon Day), May 1, August 15, October 12, November 1, December 6, December 9 and December 25.
– Asturias: January 1, January 6, March 28, March 29, May 1, August 15, September 9 (Asturias Day), October 12, November 1, December 6, December 9 and December 25.
– Places called Balearic Islands: January 1, January 6, March 1 (Balearic Islands Day), March 28, March 29, April 1, May 1, August 15, October 12, November 1, December 6 and December 25.
– Canary Islands: January 1, January 6, March 28, March 29, May 1, May 30 (Canary Islands Day), August 15, October 12, November 1, December 6, and December 25.
– Cantabria: January 1, January 6, March 28, March 29, April 1, May 1, July 25, August 15, October 12, November 1, December 6, and December 25.
– Castile-La Mancha: January 1, January 6, March 28, March 29, May 1, May 30, May 31 (Castile-La Mancha Day), August 15, October 12, November 1, December 6, and December 25.
– Castile and León: January 1, January 6, March 28, March 29, April 23 (Day of Castile and León), May 1, August 15, October 12, November 1, December 6, December 9 and December 25.
– Catalonia: January 1, January 6, March 29, April 1, May 1, June 24, August 15, September 11 (National Holiday of Catalonia), October 12, November 1, December 6, December 25 and December 26.
– Extremadura: January 1, January 6, February 13, March 28, March 29, May 1, August 15, October 12, November 1, December 6, December 9 and December 25.
– Galicia: January 1, January 6, March 28, March 29, May 1, May 17 (Day of Galician Literature), July 25 (National Day of Galicia), August 15, October 12, November 1, December 6 and December 25.
– community of Madrid: January 1, January 6, March 28, March 29, May 1, May 2 (Community of Madrid Festival), July 25, August 15, October 12, November 1, December 6 and December 25.
– Region of Murcia: January 1, January 6, March 19, March 28, March 29, May 1, August 15, October 12, November 1, December 6, December 9 and December 25.
– Navarre: January 1, January 6, February 28 (Andalusia Day), March 28, March 29, May 1, July 25, August 15, October 12, November 1, December 6 and December 25.
– Basque country: January 1, January 6, March 28, March 29, April 1, May 1, July 25, August 15, October 12, November 1, December 6 and December 25.
– The Rioja: January 1, January 6, March 28, March 29, April 1, May 1, June 10 (Monday after La Rioja Day), August 15, October 12, November 1, December 6 and December 25.
– Valencian community: January 1, January 6, March 19, March 29, April 1, May 1, June 24, August 15, October 9 (Valencian Community Day), October 12, November, December 6 and December 25.
