| 1/1/1996, Mon | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/5/1996, Fri | Epiphany Eve / Three Kings Parade |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Three Kings Parade. Major Evening Processions
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| 1/6/1996, Sat | Epiphany |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/31/1996, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/4/1996, Thu | Holy Thursday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/5/1996, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/6/1996, Sat | Holy Saturday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/7/1996, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/8/1996, Mon | Easter Monday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Only regionally throughout Spain including Catalonia ( Barcelona and Sitges )
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| 5/27/1996, Mon | Pasqua Granada (Whit Monday) |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Local Holiday in Barcelona and Sitges only
|
| 6/6/1996, Thu | Pentecost |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 6/24/1996, Mon | Saint John's Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Regional holiday in Catalonia including Barcelona and Sitges
|
| 8/15/1996, Thu | Assumption |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 9/11/1996, Wed | Catalonia National Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- LAF: New Holiday 2001 for Barcelona and Sitges only (Catalonia) per Spain Tourism & Hols List
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| 9/24/1996, Tue | Our Lady of Mercy |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Local Holiday in Barcelona and Sitges. Street party, music, fireworks & dancing.
|
| 10/12/1996, Sat | Columbus Day / Hispanity Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 11/1/1996, Fri | All Saints' Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Holiday
|
| 12/6/1996, Fri | Constitution Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/8/1996, Sun | Immaculate Conception |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/24/1996, Tue | Christmas Eve |
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/25/1996, Wed | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/26/1996, Thu | St. Stephen's Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Regional to Catalonia, including Sitges and Barcelona
|
| 12/31/1996, Tue | New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|