Poland
In Spycimierz in central Poland (Gmina Uniejów), parishioners arrange a carpet of live flowers about one kilometre long. A solemn procession passes over it at 5 pm.[58] Long carpets of flowers are also laid in four parishes in the Opole Voivodeship in southern Poland. Flower carpets tradition for Corpus Christi processions was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021.[59]
Spain
In Spain, Corpus Christi is celebrated in all dioceses. It has special relevance in Castilla-La Mancha, a community that marks this date as a holiday.[60]
Andalucia
The celebrations in Seville are depicted in a section of Iberia, the masterpiece of the composer Albéniz.
Castile-La Mancha
Corpus Christi is one of the main festivals in Toledo, Spain.[citation needed]
Castile and León
In the village of Castrillo de Murcia near Burgos, the celebration includes the practice of El Colacho (baby jumping).[61]
Catalonia
In Catalonia, Corpus Christi is celebrated with the tradition of the dancing egg. There is evidence this tradition dates from the 16th century.[62]
The Patum de Berga is a popular and traditional festival that is celebrated each year in the Catalan city of Berga (Barcelona) during Corpus Christi. It consists of a series of “dances” (balls) by townspeople dressed as mystical and symbolical figures. The balls are marked by their solemnity and their ample use of fire and pyrotechnics. It was declared a Traditional Festival of National Interest by the Generalitat de Catalunya in 1983, and as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2005.[63]
Date
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| Year | Thursday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | June 11 | June 14 |
| 2021 | June 3 | June 6 |
| 2022 | June 16 | June 19 |
| 2023 | June 8 | June 11 |
| 2024 | May 30 | June 2 |
| 2025 | June 19 | June 22 |
| 2026 | June 4 | June 7 |
| 2027 | May 27 | May 30 |
| 2028 | June 15 | June 18 |
| 2029 | May 31 | June 3 |
| 2030 | June 20 | June 23 |
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Corpus Christi is a moveable feast, celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday,[11] 60 days after Easter, or, in countries where it is not a holy day of obligation, on the following Sunday.[64]
The earliest possible Thursday celebration falls on May 21 (as in 1818 and 2285), the latest on June 24 (as in 1943 and 2038). The Sunday celebration of the feast, introduced in the second half of the 20th century, occurs three days later, between May 24 at earliest (for the first time in 2285) and June 27 at latest (for the first time in 2038). For Western Rite Orthodox Christians, since they use the Julian calendar, at least for all Feast Days dependent on the date of Pascha, their date of the celebration of Corpus Christi, translates to, in the Gregorian calendar, from June 3 at the earliest, to July 7, at the latest.
