He 2024 work calendar He has contact days. But there is still public holidays. Local too. He October 9without going any further, is one of them. On October 9, the Valencian Community Day. It is therefore regional festival in three regions: Alicante, Valencia and Castellón. But it is also a public holiday elsewhere. As is the case of Alcalá de Henaresin the Community of Madrid.
In the Valencian Community A historic event is celebrated every year on this day: the entry of James I in 1238 in the city of Valencia to free him Muslim rule. The day is marked by institutional acts, such as regional dances and music or the entry of the Moors and Christians. Throughout the day the protagonist is the Valencian Senyerawho descends from the balcony of the town hall on the morning of October 9 and is led to the monument of the Statue of King D. Jaime through a procession.
This day also coincides with the Valencian Valentine’s Daywhile it is tradition that couples give marzipan candies gathered inside a bundle-shaped handkerchief, closed with a knot or a ring. This is known as “Mocaorà”.
What is celebrated on October 9
He October 9, 1238 Jaume I entered the city of Valencia after having made an agreement with Zayyan Ibn Mardanixlast Muslim king of the city of Turia. It is “a fact which meant that definitive occupation of the Catalan-Aragonese troops“, as explained by the professor of art history at the University of Valencia, Francesc Granell Sales, in his study “The image of Jaume I in medieval Valencia”.
The leader’s entry into the city was “triumphal”, describes the expert. That day, Jaume I, accompanied by his troops, marched from the enclave of the camp to the city mosque, where the consecration ceremonies took place (action by which a common thing is consecrated to the worship of God ). Since then, the figure of King Jaume I has acquired a divine value and a title: “Jaume I, the conqueror”.
What holidays are left in 2024
The truth is that there is a national holiday marked this weekend. This Saturday is Columbus Dayon October 12. But there are still a few public holidays left before the end of the year:
- Andalusia: November 1, December 6December 9 and December 25.
- Aragon: November 1, December 6, December 9 and December 25.
- Asturias: November 1, December 6, December 9 and December 25.
- Balearic Islands: November 1, December 6 and December 25.
- Canary Islands: November 1, December 6 and December 25.
- Cantabria: November 1, December 6 and December 25.
- Castile-La Mancha: November 1, December 6 and December 25.
- Castile and León: November 1, December 6, December 9 and December 25.
- Catalonia: November 1, December 6, December 25 and December 26.
- Extremadura: November 1, December 6, December 9 and December 25.
- Galicia: November 1, December 6 and December 25.
- Community of Madrid: November 1, December 6 and December 25.
- Region of Murcia: November 1, December 6, December 9 and December 25.
- Navarre: November 1, December 6 and December 25.
- the Basque Country: November 1, December 6 and December 25.
- La Rioja: November 1, December 6 and December 25.
- Valencian Community: November 1, December 6 and December 25.
