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Sant Jordi: Holiday in 26 Catalan towns, but not throughout Catalonia

While Aragon and Castile and León celebrate April 23 as a non-working day, the Day of the Book and the Rose will only be a local holiday in about twenty Catalan municipalities.

Generic image of books and a rose, symbols of Sant Jordi.
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Generic image of books and a rose, symbols of Sant Jordi.

Sant Jordi Day, on April 23, will not be a public holiday throughout Catalonia, but it will be in 26 Catalan localities, according to the Department of Labor of the Generalitat, while Aragon and Castile and León will enjoy a non-working day.

After Easter Week, the return to routine has been widespread, with the exception of some Spanish provinces that will enjoy a short break on April 23. This date, known as Sant Jordi Day, is a deeply rooted tradition in Catalan culture, where books and roses are the main protagonists. Despite its importance, the Catalan capital, Barcelona, will not have a public holiday, as it is traditionally not a non-working day throughout the autonomous community.
In contrast, Sant Jordi Day will be a public holiday throughout the autonomous community of Aragon, as established by its official labor calendar published in the Official State Gazette (BOE). This holiday extends to its three provinces: Zaragoza, Huesca, and Teruel, in commemoration of Aragon Day.
Similarly, Castile and León will also have April 23 as a day off in its nine provinces: Ávila, Burgos, León, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid, and Zamora. However, in this case, the holiday is not due to Sant Jordi, but to the celebration of Community Day, also known as Comuneros Day, which commemorates the historic Battle of Villalar.
Given that April 23 falls on a Thursday, both autonomous communities have declared Friday, April 24, as a non-school day, thus creating a four-day long weekend. In total, 12 Spanish provinces will enjoy this public holiday, in addition to some localities in other regions that have also chosen it as a local holiday.
In Catalonia, despite not being an autonomous community-wide holiday, 26 localities have chosen to celebrate Sant Jordi Day as a local holiday. These include municipalities such as Aldover (Baix Ebre), Alta-riba (Segarra), Barberà de la Conca (Conca de Barberà), Bellcaire d'Empordà (Baix Empordà), Blancafort (Conca de Barberà), Camarasa (Noguera), Castellar de n'Hug (Berguedà), Cercs (Berguedà), El Soleràs (Garrigues), Els Omells de na Gaia (Urgell), Gisclareny (Berguedà), Ivorra (Segarra), La Baronia de Sant Oïsme (Noguera), La Bisbal del Penedès (Baix Penedès), Les Avellanes (Noguera), Llobera (Solsonès), Montgat (Maresme), Navès (Solsonès), Puigverd de Lleida (Segrià), Sales de Llierca (Garrotxa), Sant Iscle de Vallalta (Maresme), Sant Jordi Desvalls (Gironès), Sant Julià del Llor i Bonmatí (Selva), Sant Pere Sallavinera (Anoia), Serra de Daró (Baix Empordà), and Tarroja de Segarra (Segarra).

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