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Public Holiday
Nationwide
Assumption Day
Tuesday, August 15, 2028
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🏪 What's open
- Banks Mostly closed
- Government offices Closed
- Schools Closed
- Shops Closed
- Restaurants Reduced
- Public transit Reduced
- Stock market Closed
- Post office Closed
🛋️ Long weekend potential
4-Day Block
SAT
12
Weekend
SUN
13
Weekend
MON
14
Bridge Day
TUE
15
Holiday
4-day weekend with a bridge day on August 14
📣 Traveler notes
Spain is celebrated for its vibrant culture, world-renowned cuisine, and history, featuring the second-largest collection of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and the largest number of World Heritage Cities.
- New Year's Eve includes the tradition of eating twelve grapes as midnight strikes ('Las Campanadas').
- The New Year's festivities are often centered at La Puerta del Sol in Madrid.
- A fireworks display commonly follows the midnight chimes.
- Supermarkets sell packs of twelve grapes in advance of New Year's.
- National television widely broadcasts the annual New Year's celebrations.
- The celebrations mark the start of the new year at 24:00.
- Physical greetings often involve kissing on both cheeks. While strong opinions are acceptable, tact is recommended when offering advice. Punctuality is valued, but arriving up to ten minutes late is generally acceptable. At meal times, splitting the bill equally is common. Guests are expected to bring footwear for use inside Spanish homes.
About this holiday
Assumption Day is a public holiday in Spain, representing a mixture of religious, national, and regional observances. Local municipalities can establish up to 14 public holidays, supplementing the maximum nine set by the national government.