Puente- when I lived and worked in Spain for a brief time I never quite got the hang of what appeared to be almost random occasions for holidays that bridged the week - the Puente.
I now know :
A puente (Spanish for bridge) is a holiday in Spain, it is the day off to bridge the time between the weekend and a holiday, thereby creating a long weekend. A puente typically occurs when a holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, workers will then take the Monday or Friday as a puente, a day off.
Bit late now - but what a great idea. I'm all for it.
