The Councillor for Finance, Diego Diaz held a meeting with fellow councillors recently to set the dates for the two ‘local’ holidays.

Each municipality has two local celebrations which are added to the list of national and regional holidays.

In Manilva the two days will be Monday, 11th August and Monday, 8th September both of which follow local ferias: the Summer Fair in August and the ‘Vendimia’ Grape Festival in September.

The complete list of Official holidays for 2008:

January 1 (Tuesday) New Year’s  Day.
January 7 (Monday) In lieu of the 6th - Epiphany.
February 28 (Thursday) Andalucia Day**.
March 20 Maunday Thursday.
March 21 Good Friday.
May 1 (Thursday) Labour Day.
July 16 (Wednesday) Virgen del Carmen (Estepona)
August 11 (Monday) Day after the Manilva Feria*.
August 15 (Friday) Assencion Day.
September 8 (Monday) Day after the Vendimia*.
October 13 (Monday) In lieu of the 12th – Spain Day.
November 1 (Saturday) All Saints.
December 6 (Saturday) Constitution Day.
December 8 (Monday) Inmaculate Conception.
December25 (Thursday) Christmas Day.

*Manilva only
**Andalucia only