2023-06-23 17:32:40
This Saturday, June 24, Sant Joan is celebrated, a Christian festival in honor of Saint John the Baptist who, according to Christian tradition, was the forerunner of Jesus Christ and the prophet who announced the arrival of the Messiah. Furthermore, he baptized Jesus in the Jordan River.
Its festivity marks the beginning of summer and the night of San Juan (that is, the one that runs from the 23rd to the 24th) is one of the most celebrated in Spain, especially in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Community.
It is a public holiday in Catalonia and the Valencian Community, although the festival on the night of Sant Joan is also celebrated in Galicia, Asturias and other parts of Spain.
However, despite being a holiday in Catalonia, it is a commercial opening holiday, so the shops in the center of Barcelona will be able to open their doors.
However, this commercial holiday opening does not apply to the entire city or with free hours. It has well-studied specifics so that the impact is concentrated on attracting visiting public that is only in the city during the weekend, without impacting the habits of local customers. Thus, the permission to open -not an obligation- is only from 12 to 20 hours.
As for supermarkets, Consum they close their stores, as they also do Bonpreu-Esclat, Caprabo and Mercadona, maintaining its policy of not opening its stores on holidays. However, there are some exceptions in tourist areas of the community, so it is advisable to check store hours individually.
For his part, Lidl and Aldi Yes, they will open some of their stores during reduced hours (from 12 to 19 hours and from 12 to 20 hours, respectively).
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In the city of Barcelona, the sands opens at its normal hours and the shopping centers of The Island y The Triangle Shopping Center y Westfield Glories They do it during reduced hours (from 12 to 20 hours). Westfield The MachinistFor its part, it opens only the restaurant, cinema and leisure area and keeps the shops closed.
In the province of Barcelona, some of the shopping centers that open on public holidays and, therefore, also this Saturday, the 24th, at their normal hours, is the Roca Village (Santa Agnès de Malanyanes, Vallès Oriental) and the splash (Cornellà de Llobregat, Baix Llobregat). For their part, the centers of Gran Via 2 (L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelonès) and Magical Badalona (Barcelonès) will only open the restaurant, cinema and leisure area, but will keep the shops closed.
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