Día de Andalucía "Andalucia Day" is celebrated on February 28 and commemorates the February 28, 1980 referendum on the Statute of Autonomy of Andalucia, in which the Andalucian electorate voted for the statute that made Andalucia an autonomous community of Spain.
Yes, it's time for yet another holiday here in Andalucia. That’s right, February 28th is a day to celebrate. It’s Andalucia Day thanks to this region’s founding father,
Blas Infante, the man whose ideas eventually served to make this region the separate autonomous community it is today.
Blas Infante is known as the "father of Andalucia" having fought for what is today the "Estatuto de Autonomia de Andalucia." (Self-governing statute for Andalucia.)
Born in Casares (Malaga) he attended school in Malaga and Cordoba, and went on to obtain a law degree from the University of Granada where he also studied philosophy.
In 1909, he returned to Casares where he worked as an assistant to his father who was employed as Secretary to the Municipal Courts.
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The question many visitors to Andalusia have is:
What do people do on Día de Andalucía?
....... the answer is to be found in the heart of your nearest town or city where municipal bands are generally called out to play the regional hymn, el Himno de Andalucia and speeches are made on behalf of regional traditions and politics.
As might be expected, the holiday is also observed at schools across the region. However, because it always occurs during the ‘Semana Blanca’, White Week, half term holidays, it is celebrated the week before with the youngest ones colouring Andalucian flags and the parents associations at many state schools organising large ‘bread and olive oil’ morning snack times to ensure children are well acquainted with the bread and (equivalent of) butter’ of Andalucian cuisine.
¡Feliz Día de Andalucia!
