Fiestas
January
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| Day | Place | Event |
| 1st | National | New Year's Day |
| 2nd | Granada | Reconquest Festival - celebrating the Christian conquest of the Moors in 1492 |
| 6th | National | Epiphany - Three Kings Day - children receive Christmas presents and candy. |
| 17th | Mallorca and mainland | San Anton - patron saint of domestic animals. Bonfires are lit and demon figures are used. Also celebrated in much of the mainland with bonfires and mounted processions. In Ciudad Real bread rolls are blessed and cockerels auctioned off. |
| 17th | Alicante | Porrat de San Anton. A traditional market selling local producs. An animal show and the blessing of the animals in the bullring. Held in the quarter of the city named after the saint. |
| 17th | La Puebla, Majorca | St. Anthony - bonfires, dancing and riotous events |
| 29th | Zaragoza, Aragon | St.Valerus |
| 20th | national | San Sebastian (Saint Stephen) |