autonomous communities who do not work and take advantage of the long weekend for the day of the Immaculate Conception

This year the December 6, Spanish Constitution Dayfalls on a Saturday and, as it falls on a weekend, this public holiday does not mean an additional day off for everyone who works Monday to Friday. Therefore, since it coincides with Saturday, it was not postponed to another day.

Communities that do not work today, Immaculate Conception Day, and take advantage of the December long weekend

For his part, this December 8, Day of the Immaculate Conceptionis a national holiday and is enforced in all communities when it falls on a Monday. It is a date of great religious and traditional importance in the country.

This holiday, which commemorates the Catholic belief that the Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin, is a mandatory national holiday and is therefore not observed in any Spanish autonomous community. Its fall on a Monday generates a December long weekend of three consecutive days.

Unlike years when the date falls on a Sunday and some communities move the holiday to the following Monday, in 2025 the holiday is the same Monday for everyone, guarantee a uniform bridge throughout the Spanish territory.

The celebration of the Day of the Immaculate Conception is one of the eight immutable national holidays in Spain, which reaffirms its nature as a non-working day and with great roots in Spanish culture and religious traditions.

In summary, today, Monday December 8, 2025, is a public holiday in all autonomous communities in Spain, marking the start of the most important festive period of the year until Christmas.