Holidays and Red Days in March

Today is a special day in Zaragoza, but it’s not the only day of note this month, as there are a scattering of national and regional holidays throughout the month, including the Red Days of Easter.

March 5: Cincomarzada

Tuesday, March 5, is a local holiday in the city of Zaragoza, but not in the autonomous community of Aragón.

On this day the victory of the people of Zaragoza against the Carlist troops is celebrated. It is commemorated in memory of all the Zaragoza residents who defended the city, on March 5, 1838, from the Carlist Army, which had to withdraw. This event is part of the First Carlist War when nearly 2,000 soldiers commanded by General Juan Cabañero attacked Zaragoza.

March 19: Father’s Day and Saint Joseph’s Day, San José

This is one of the most special days in the Spanish celebratory calendar, although it’s not as old as some people might think, started by a nun and was then commercialised by El Corte Ingles, but it is the day when Father’s Day is celebrated, also known as San José.

However, in 2024, Father’s Day is only a regional holiday in the Valencian Community and the Region of Murcia, where there is no work this Tuesday. In the Community of Madrid, this holiday, which in other years has been part of the rest days of the work calendar, is moved to July 25, which is celebrated on the day of Santiago Apóstol and which is one of the regional holidays set for 2024

Holy Week 2024

Holy Week 2024 begins on March 24, Palm Sunday, and ends on March 31, Easter Sunday and lasts 8 days, but the distribution of non-working holidays varies depending on each autonomous community.

Thursday, March 28, is a replaceable national holiday and the communities in which work is not carried out are: Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Castilla-La Mancha, Cantabria, Basque Country, Murcia, Castilla and León, Extremadura, Community of Madrid, Galicia, La Rioja, Navarra, Ceuta and Melilla.

In the case of Catalonia and the Valencian Community, they have decided to replace the holiday of Thursday, March 28 (Holy Thursday) with Monday, April 1.

In the case of Friday, March 29 (Good Friday), this day is a holiday throughout Spain.

Finally, there are some Autonomous Communities that have a three-day holiday, that is, March 28 (Holy Thursday), March 29 (Good Friday) and Monday, April 1, and these are the Balearic Islands, Cantabria and the Basque Country.

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