Friday, December 12, 2008
Public Holidays in Tenerife, 2009
Whether you're working or just visiting, you might want to know what days are public holidays in Tenerife, which in 2009 are the following:
- 1 January, Año Nuevo (New Year's Day).
- 6 January, Epifanía del Señor (Epiphany / Three Kings Day).
- 9 April, Jueves Santo (Easter Thursday).
- 10 April, Viernes Santo (Good Friday).
- 1 May, Fiesta del Trabajo (Labour Day).
- 30 May, Día de Canarias (Canaries Day).
- 15 August, Asunción de la Virgen (Assumption of Mary) Fiestas in Candelaria.
- 12 October, Fiesta Nacional de España (National Day of Spain).
- 7 December, (in lieu of the 6th) Día de la Constitución (Constitution Day).
- 8 December, Inmaculada Concepción (Immaculate Conception).
- 25 December, Natividad del Señor (Christmas).
To this is then added one day specific to each island, which in Tenerife is:
- 2 February, Virgen de la Candelaria (Candlemas).
And as well as these 12 days established by law [1], there are also a further 2 days given each year as local holidays, which differ from one district to the next. These are all listed here, or via this post you can access spreadsheets and a public Google Calendar with all the Fiestas Canarias 2009 listed.
[1] That alone makes public holidays in Spain a different from Bank Holidays in the UK, where "There is no automatic right to time off on these days."
What's a Public Holiday like in the Real Tenerife?
"Unlike the UK during a bank holiday Monday, the roads here were remarkably quiet", says Jack Montgomery, who adds that "the sun was shining."
It sounds like fictional story telling, doesn't it? :)
0 Comments:
