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Holidays in Sevilla
A list of holidays in Spain.
Jan 1st, Año Nuevo (New Year’s Day)
Jan 6th, Dia de los tres Reyes (when Christmas presents are given)
Feb 28th, Dia de Andalucia
Mar 19th, San Jose (Father’s Day)
Variable, Viernes Santo (Good Friday)
Variable, Dia de Pascua (Easter Sunday)
May 1st, Dia del Trabajo (Labour Day)
Apr 20-25th, Feria de Sevilla (all night Flamenco dancing, bullfights, dancing in the streets and horse riding)
Apr 25th, St.Barbara (patroness of miners)
Jun 24th, San Juan (St.John’s Day)
Variable (mid June) Corpus Christi
Jun 29th, San Pedro y San Pablo (St.Peter & St.Paul)
Jul 25th, Santiago (St.James, patron saint of Spain)
Aug 15th, Asuncion (Assumption)
Oct 12th, Dia de la Hispanidad (Columbus Day)
Nov 1st, Todos los Santos (All Saints Day)
Dec 6th, Dia de la Constitucion (Constitution Day)
Dec 8th, Immaculada Concepcion (Immaculate Conception)
Dec 25th, Navidad (Christmas Day)
Similar to the rest of Spain, Sevilla celebrates Carnival with events like parades, and costume parties. Semana Santa, easter week in April, there are many events such as slow parades with drums, as well as reenactments of the final days of Christ. Semana Santa is one of the most important holidays in Sevilla. Statues of the Virgin Mary and Jesus are carried through out the town, and many of the people from the city dress up in white/black robes. About two weeks laters after easter, the town celebrates “Feria de Abril.” The holiday is celebrated for a week, and people meet in the Feria square in Sevilla and dance, sing, eat, and drink. During this time there are horse parades, flameno dance, and the locals awear traditional regional dresses. San Fernando, celebrated on May 31st, is the patron saint of Sevilla. There are many events and activites through out the year in Sevilla, which celebrate theses holidays and memorable days.
On public holidays, all shops, banks, and museums are closed. So if you are going to be in Sevilla during a public holiday, make sure you do not plan to go shopping on these days, because the majority of shops and restaurants will be closed. Many different districts have their own holidays which they celebrate. Most taxi’s will charge a small fee on holidays, the metro runs less frequently and is usually over crowded.
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