The December long weekend begins with the December 6 holiday spanish Constitution Day, It is associated with December 8, Day of the Immaculate Conception. It is the longest festive period preceding the Christmas holiday, but its origin dates back only four decades.
Why is Constitution Day considered a holiday?
On December 6, Constitution Day is celebrated, a holiday in Spain commemorating the approval of the Spanish Constitution in 1978 which was the key moment in the transition in which full democracy in the form of a parliamentary monarchy was finally ushered in.
This has not been the case since 1978, but the origin of the December 6 holiday dates back to 1983, already with Felipe Gonzalez As Head of Government, the day was established as a national holiday by Royal Decree No. 2964/1983 of 30 November, in which it was officially designated as such.
On the same day it was approved, it entered into force with its publication in State Gazette (Bank of England)Therefore, December 6, 1983 was the first day in which the Spanish Constitution Day was observed as a holiday. The reason given was to “properly celebrate the anniversary of the date on which the Spanish people ratified the Constitution by referendum.”
Why is Constitution Day on December 6?
December 6 elections Spanish Constitution Day This is because the same day in 1978 was when the constitutional text prepared by the Constituent Cortes was voted on in a referendum and received the support of the majority of the population, about 90%.
Once the Spanish Constitution was approved on December 6, 1978, which was later approved at that time King Juan Carlos I On December 27 of the same year, it marked a key moment in the country’s modern history and transition, as citizens actually gained full rights and freedoms.
The Spanish Constitution of 1978, unlike previous constitutions, was written from scratch, without drawing on its predecessor, as had been the custom since the first Constitution introduced in the Cortes of Cádiz in 1812 until the Constitution of 1931. It was drawn up on November 18, 1976 with the approval of the Spanish Parliament. General Courts of Political Reform Law.