What is the red day on August 15 in Spain?

Every year on August 15, Spain comes alive with festivities as it celebrates the Annual Bank Holiday of Virgen de la Asunción, also known as the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.



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Known as 'red days', each municipality is allowed to have a maximum of 14 public holidays per year; a maximum of 9 of these are chosen by the national government and at least 2 are chosen locally.

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Traditionally August is the month for Spaniards to go on holiday. In the old days that meant the whole month, nowadays 2-3 weeks. As 15th August is a public holiday here, like Ferragosto is in Italy, the two middle weeks in August are the peak for absences from the cities.

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Dinner: 9–11 p.m. Dinner in Spain may be late, but as with all Spanish mealtimes, it's definitely worth waiting for. Cena, or dinner, is usually much lighter than it would be in many other countries.

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These 14 dishes – from seafood and meat to rice and pastries – are essential to sample when you travel to Spain.
  • Paella Valenciana. Paella is perhaps the most famous Spanish dish of all, and certainly one of the most abused. ...
  • Gazpacho. ...
  • Fideuà ...
  • Tortilla. ...
  • Croquetas. ...
  • Migas. ...
  • Fabada.


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