| New Years Day | Saturday Janueary 1 |
The world most celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar becasue that was the date the Roman consults took over their duties |
| Victory of Ganada | Sunday January 2 |
During the 14th and 15th there were many battles between Moors and Christians, until Ferdinand of Aragón and Isabella of Castile, known jointly as the Catholic Monarchs, scored the ultimate victory of the Reconquest in 1492: they entered Granada and accepted the Moors' final surrender. In honor of this victory, Ferdinand and Isabella chose to be buried in Granada. |
| Epiphany (3 Kings) | Thursday January 6 |
The twelve days of Christmas end with the Feast of Epiphany also called "The Adoration of the Magi" or "The Manifestation of God." Celebrated on January 6, it is known as the day of the Three Kings
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| Carnival (in Andalucia, Cadiz only) | Monday Febuary 7 |
| This date changes according to the year, In honour of Ash Wednesdays the 40th day after the lent |
| Andalucia Day | Monday Febuary 28 |
| This event is celebrated in every area of andalucia |
| Maunday Thursday | Thursday March 24 |
| Commemorates the Last Supper when Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist |
| Good Friday | Friday March 25 |
| The Friday before Easter. It commemorates the execution of Jesus by crucifixion. |
| Labour Day | Monday May 2 |
| Internationl workers day declared after the socialist International Movement met in Paris in 1889 in memory of the 350,000 workers that went on strike in Chicago, Saturday May1, 1886 to call for an 8 hour working day. |
| Corpus Cristi | Thursday May 26 |
| Commemorates the Last supper. Pope urban IV ordered the obervance of such fest in 1264. |
| St John the Baptist (Almeria only) | Friday June 24 |
| Colomina (Huelva only) | Wednesday August 3 |
| Assumption | Monday August 15 |
| Integration of Malaga in Castilla (Malaga only) | Friday August 19 |
| Virgin of the Sea (Almeria only) | Thursday August 19 |
| Virgin of Victory (Malaga only) | Thursday September 8 |
| Virgin of the Rosary (Cadiz only) | Friday October 7 |
| National Day | Wednesday October 12 |
| St Luca Day (Jaen only) | Tuesday October 18 |
| All Saints Day | Tuesday November 1 |
| The day that honours all saints of the curch and even those not known by name. Pope Gregory IV officially designated the day in 1837 |
| Constitution Day | Tuesday December 6 |
| Immaculate Conception | Thursday December 8 |
The Immaculate Conception was solemnly defined as a dogma by Pope Pius IX in his constitution Ineffabilis Deus, published December 8, 1854 (the Feast of the Immaculate Conception).In the Roman Catholic church, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on 8 December is generally a Holy Day of Obligation
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| Christmas Day | Sunday December 25 |
| Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. |
