1956 Holidays and Events in Andorra

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1956, Sun	New Year's Day
Note A statutory public holiday (Cap d'Any).
	1/6/1956, Fri	Epiphany
Note A statutory public holiday (Reis; Epifania). Marks the visit of the Three Kings to Jesus.
	2/13/1956, Mon	Carnival
Note A statutory public holiday (Carnaval; Dilluns de Carnaval). Observed on Shrove Monday, the Monday before Ash Wednesday.
	3/14/1956, Wed	Constitution Day
Note A statutory public holiday (Dia de la Constitucio) — non-movable. Commemorates the adoption of the Andorran Constitution on 14 March 1993, which established Andorra as a parliamentary co-principality (co-princes: the President of France and the Bishop of Urgell).
	3/30/1956, Fri	Good Friday
Note A statutory public holiday (Divendres Sant).
	4/1/1956, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory public holiday.
	4/2/1956, Mon	Easter Monday
Note A statutory public holiday (Dilluns de Pasqua).
	5/1/1956, Tue	Labour Day
Note A statutory public holiday (Dia del Treball). Also known as International Workers' Day.
	5/21/1956, Mon	Whit Monday
Note A statutory public holiday (Dilluns de Pentecosta).
	8/15/1956, Wed	Assumption of Mary
Note A statutory public holiday (Assumpcio de Maria). Catholic feast celebrating the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
	9/8/1956, Sat	National Day (Our Lady of Meritxell)
Note A statutory public holiday (Dia de Meritxell). National Day of Andorra; feast of Our Lady of Meritxell, patron saint of Andorra. Marks the day of the traditional pilgrimage to the Basilica de Meritxell in the parish of Canillo.
	11/1/1956, Thu	All Saints' Day
Note A statutory public holiday (Tots Sants). Catholic All Saints' Day.
	12/8/1956, Sat	Immaculate Conception
Note A statutory public holiday (Immaculada Concepcio). Catholic feast celebrating the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.
	12/25/1956, Tue	Christmas Day
Note A statutory public holiday (Nadal). The Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
	12/26/1956, Wed	Saint Stephen's Day
Note A statutory public holiday (Sant Esteve). Feast of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr, observed as a full public holiday in Catalonia and Andorra.

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