Bank Holidays In Andalucia 2023.   A complete list of the twelve public holidays being celebrated in Andalucia in 2023.

Bank Holidays In Andalucia 2023

In Andalucia there are twelve public holidays in 2023.   If the holiday falls on a Sunday, it is usually moved to the following Monday. Whilst these days are still celebrated on the Sunday, the Monday will be a working holiday with most shops, banks and many businesses staying closed

The public and bank holidays in Andalucia for 2023 are:

• New Year’s Day Holiday
  Monday January 2nd.
• Three Kings Day
  Thursday, January 6th. Three Kings Day is perhaps a bigger event than Christmas on the Costa Del Sol, as families celebrate the arrival of the three kings by giving gifts and attending local events.
• Andalucia Day
  Monday February 28th.  Andalucia Day. A regional bank holiday commemorating the 1980 referendum.
• Maundy Thursday
  Thursday April 6th.  Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter, observed in commemoration of Jesus Christ’s institution of the Eucharist during the Last Supper.
  
• Good Friday
  Friday April 7th.  Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, the day on which Christians annually observe the commemoration of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
  
• Labour Day
  Monday May 1st.  Labor Day in Spain. This is a national holiday celebrating Spain’s economic and social achievements for workers all over the country.
• Assumption Day
  Tuesday August 15th.  Assumption of Mary, or simply “Assumption Day”, is a0 public holiday in Spain and a major religious festival across the country.
  
• National Holiday of Spain
  Thursday October 12th.  La Fiesta Nacional de España commemorates the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus for Spain on 12 October 1492, as a key point for the Spain’s overseas projection and legacy to the world
• All Saints Day
  Wednesday November 1st.  All Saints Day in Spain (Todos Los Santos) is a very important national public holiday when people from all over the country return to their town or village to lay flowers on the graves of deceased relatives
• Constitution Day
  Wednesday December 6th.  Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución) marks the anniversary of a referendum held on 6 December, 1978 when a new constitution was approved.
• Immaculate Conception Day
  Friday December 8th.  The Feast of the Immaculate Conception, or the Dia de la Inmaculada Concepcion, as it is known in Spain, is a feast of the Roman Catholic Church.
• Christmas Day
  Monday December 25th. Christmas Day shouldn’t need too much of a description – prezzies, booze, kids, hangovers… oh, and Jesus’ birthday.

The confirmation of the national bank holidays are published in the Boletin Oficial del Estado (BOE) and the regional holiday in the Boletin Oficial de la Junta de Andalucia (BOJA).