Is January 2nd a public holiday in Spain?
New Year's Day fell on a Sunday this year. So is January 2nd a public holiday in Spain?
For many of us, the period between Christmas and New Year is a strange, drawn out time when nobody really knows what time (or date) it is.
Though for many of us the New Year signifies the end of this time, in Spain things are a little different because the festive season continues until January 6th.
To make things even more confusing, this year New Year's Day fell on a Sunday.
As we move into the New Year, you may be wondering if Monday, January 2nd is a public holiday or not and whether you can go to the supermarket to stock up or go about your daily lives.
The answer is, it depends where you live. Some regions are using the 2nd as a bank holiday while others are not.
The regions taking January 2nd as a holiday are:
Public holiday (January 2nd 2023)
- Andalusia
- Aragón
- Asturias
- Castilla y León
- Murcia
In the rest of Spain, January 2nd will not be a public holiday. For the next festivo, you'll have to wait until January 6th - Three Kings Day.
READ ALSO: Why Spain loves the Three Kings more than Santa
The regions that will not have a public holiday on January 2nd, 2023, are:
- Canary Islands
- Cantabria
- Castilla-La Mancha
- Catalonia
- Ceuta
- Madrid
- Valencian Community
- Extremadura
- Galicia
- Balearic Islands
- La Rioja
- Melilla
- Navarra
- Basque Country
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For many of us, the period between Christmas and New Year is a strange, drawn out time when nobody really knows what time (or date) it is.
Though for many of us the New Year signifies the end of this time, in Spain things are a little different because the festive season continues until January 6th.
To make things even more confusing, this year New Year's Day fell on a Sunday.
As we move into the New Year, you may be wondering if Monday, January 2nd is a public holiday or not and whether you can go to the supermarket to stock up or go about your daily lives.
The answer is, it depends where you live. Some regions are using the 2nd as a bank holiday while others are not.
The regions taking January 2nd as a holiday are:
Public holiday (January 2nd 2023)
- Andalusia
- Aragón
- Asturias
- Castilla y León
- Murcia
In the rest of Spain, January 2nd will not be a public holiday. For the next festivo, you'll have to wait until January 6th - Three Kings Day.
READ ALSO: Why Spain loves the Three Kings more than Santa
The regions that will not have a public holiday on January 2nd, 2023, are:
- Canary Islands
- Cantabria
- Castilla-La Mancha
- Catalonia
- Ceuta
- Madrid
- Valencian Community
- Extremadura
- Galicia
- Balearic Islands
- La Rioja
- Melilla
- Navarra
- Basque Country
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