The long tradition of Roman Catholic religion has a great impact on holiday celebrations in Spain.
Besides long ceremonies held during Easter week and Christmas there are the patron saint days celebrated in many of local cities and towns.
There are also the patron days of local churches, where the feast is connected with a procession around the church and a small market similar to fly market located near the church.
October 12th, former is called at present and commemorates
The choice of this date is a neutral compromise between the various dates proposed by political parties in Spain.

There is a nice tradition in Spain of puente day off labour – when the national holiday is separated by one day only from Saturday or Sunday, the day between ( the bridge ) is also a free day, making a long weekend to celebrate.

Jan 1 Año Nuevo (New Year’s Day)
Jan 6 Los tres Reyes (Three Kings-Epiphany)
Jan 20 San Sebastian (Saint Stephen) celeb. in Andalucia
Feb 28 Día de Andalucía (Andalucía Day) celeb. in Andalucia
Mar 18 Dia de San José (St Joseph’s Day)
Mar/Apr Jueves Santo (Holy Thursday)
Mar/Apr Viernes Santo (Holy Friday)
Mar/Apr Easter
May 1 Fiesta De Trabjo (Labor Day)
May 2 Fiesta De La Comunidad De Madrid
May 15 San Isidro, Patron Saint of Madrid
June Corpus Christi (in Toledo)
July 25 Santiago (St.James, Patron Saint of Spain)
Aug 15 La Asunción De la Virgen (Asumption)
Oct 12 Fiesta Nacional de España (National Day)
Nov 1 Todos los Santos (All Saints’ Day)
Nov 9 Our Lady of Almudena, patroness of Madrid
Dec 6 Dia de la Constitución (Constitution Day)
Dec 8 Inmaculada Concepcion (Feast of the Immaculate Conception)
Dec 25 Navidad (Christmas)