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noelrosie

Nov 24th 2008 9:32 am

Christmas Opening Hours?

Does anyone know whether supermarkets are likely to be open as normal on 27th December?

valenciatim

Nov 24th 2008 9:40 am

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Originally Posted by noelrosie (Post 7003538)

Does anyone know whether supermarkets are likely to be open as normal on 27th December?

'Tis just a normal Saturday here, so cannot see why not.

jdr	Nov 24th 2008 9:43 am

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Ours only shut on Christmas day. ;-)

noelrosie

Nov 24th 2008 9:52 am

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Originally Posted by valenciatim (Post 7003551)

'Tis just a normal Saturday here, so cannot see why not.

Thanks .. that is exactly what I hoped would be the case!

spain

Nov 24th 2008 11:06 am

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yes Friday and Saturday are normal working days

mikelincs

Nov 24th 2008 1:16 pm

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Originally Posted by noelrosie (Post 7003538)

Does anyone know whether supermarkets are likely to be open as normal on 27th December?

Yes, and on the 26th, Christmas day is the only holiday here until the new year, then you have Jan 1st and 6th.

lynnxa

Nov 24th 2008 2:40 pm

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Originally Posted by mikelincs (Post 7004089)

Yes, and on the 26th, Christmas day is the only holiday here until the new year, then you have Jan 1st and 6th.

we have a fiesta day here 8th December - not sure if it's local or national though

jjh	Nov 24th 2008 2:47 pm

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Originally Posted by lynnxa (Post 7004356)

we have a fiesta day here 8th December - not sure if it's local or national though

It´s a national holiday the Immaculada Concepcion.

jurdyr

Nov 24th 2008 4:50 pm

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dont for het 24 dec is big Family evening with spanish so that shout early you fine it hard to get taxies from around 6 pm on , in Elche shop where closeding around 4 - 5 pm and fast drink and off home lol
not me lol

fionamw

Nov 24th 2008 7:16 pm

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Originally Posted by jjh (Post 7004383)

It´s a national holiday the Immaculada Concepcion.

And of course school holiday too; day varies year to year, they give the kids an extra day sometimes. If, for example, it falls on a Thursday then they have the Friday off & call it a 'puente'. This year just the Monday so no jollies off to the UK as per last year, when I went to London & the hotel was full of Spaniards:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Rosemary

Nov 25th 2008 7:05 am

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Originally Posted by lynnxa (Post 7004356)

we have a fiesta day here 8th December - not sure if it's local or national though

It is the equivalent to our Mother´s Day so I think it is national.

Rosemary

jjh	Nov 25th 2008 7:26 am

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Originally Posted by The Oddities (Post 7006840)

It is the equivalent to our Mother´s Day so I think it is national.

Rosemary

It´s the Immaculate Conception, a religious holiday, and it is national.

Rosemary

Nov 25th 2008 7:50 am

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Originally Posted by jjh (Post 7006880)

It´s the Immaculate Conception, a religious holiday, and it is national.

We have a procession of the mothers and girls as a celebration of motherhood similar to one in the summer which is for fathers and boys celebrates fatherhood.

Rosemary

jjh	Nov 25th 2008 10:45 am

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Originally Posted by The Oddities (Post 7006928)

We have a procession of the mothers and girls as a celebration of motherhood similar to one in the summer which is for fathers and boys celebrates fatherhood.

Rosemary

That sounds lovely. I guess they treat it like mother´s day because of the implications of the mother of Jesus getting pregnant.

This link explains. http://www.andalucia-travelguide.com...days-in-spain/

Rosemary, do you know whether or not there is a mother´s day similar to the ones that we have in the UK and the US? I´m just interested.

JJ

lynnxa

Nov 25th 2008 11:09 am

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Originally Posted by jjh (Post 7007413)

we do, in May

father's day is in March

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