It’s called a ‘puente’ because it bridges a bank holiday (or in this case two bank holidays) to the weekend meaning people can enjoy a long weekend away from work. In reality most people use the long weekend not to reflect on their democratic freedoms but to relax, meet friends or family or do some Christmas shopping. Many use it as an opportunity for a long weekend away, visiting another city or heading to the mountains for the first skiing of the season. But because it falls on a Sunday this year, the public holiday has been shifted to Monday so that people can still enjoy four days off work. But government offices, post offices, banks and schools are closed for the public holiday, so it's not a good time to catch up on admin.

Source: The Local December 05, 2019 10:41 UTC