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Holidays
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January 1. New Year.
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January 6. Epiphany.
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March 25.
Good Friday.
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August 15. Assumption of the Virgin.
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October 12. El Pilar.
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November 1. All Saint's Day.
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December 6. Spanish Constitution Day.
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December 8. Immaculate Conception.
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Each fiesta
is different in Spain and Portugal and most have
origens in the middle ages, Iberian Roman period
or ancient Celtic or Mediterranean pagan rituals.
In Pamplona, they celebrate the 'running of the
bulls' in July made famous by Hemmingway; in
Andalucia , horses, flamenco and guitars are
integral to the celebrations; at the fiesta of
Las Fallas in March in Valencia, huge bonfires
and firework displays form the basis of the
party. The fiestas can also get very original
indeed, with parades of giant heads, monsters or
full blown water and tomato fights!
Semana Santa in Andalucia:
Year after year, each and every village proudly
enjoys the beauty and mystery of "Semana Santa" or Holy Week although there are variances and
some towns for instance, will preserve certain
traditions more than others.
The International Theater Festival of Sevilla:
September (music, flamenco dance & open air
theater)
The International Music Festival of Barcelona:
September-October. (Orchestral music, choirs,
bands and soloists.)
The International Festival of Santander:
Second half of July-first half of August. (Music
dance and theatre.)
The Merida Theatre Festival;
Staged at the Roman theatre in Merida. End of
July-beginning of August. (Greco-Roman and
Mediterranean classical theatre exclusively.)
San Firmino Festival:
There are certain days when the running of the
bulls can turn sinister, truly sinister.
Days when the bulls leave behind them an
onslaught of blood and injured – or even deaths,
in the worst cases. Incidents happen from time
to time that test the capacity of the emergency
services of the Pamplona hospitals to their
limits. Just since 1980 there have been six days
where there have been four or more runners gored
in the same running of the bulls. Another day
saw the death of two runners and on one occasion
there were a total of eighteen runners taken off
to hospital suffering from injuries. All these
days form part of the particular black calendar
of the running of the bulls.
Days like the 13th of July, 1980. The Sanfermin
fiestas were drawing to a close and the running
of the bulls that...
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The National Classical Theatre Festival of
Almagro:
Three weeks in September. (National and
international classical theatre).
The Madrid Autumn Festival:
Mid-September to early October. (Concerts,
opera, theatre, classical and modern dance.)
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The
construction of human towers is not exclusive to
the inhabitants of our region, they have already
been made reference to in various countries and
continents. From Morocco to India, from Italy to
Germany, historically as well as currently.
These constructions themselves might be
considered ancestors of our modern Castells.
The clearest and most accepted hypothesis of the
origin of Castells is that they evolved from
centuries old folk dances. Those dances known as
Balls de Valecians, and the Moixigangues or
Muixerangues, are of a religious inspiration and
have been practiced since the XVI century. These
dances have always included the mounting of a
small tower or pyramid by the dancers themselves.
The little tower may represent a religious
painting or sculpture. It’s not strange then
that little by little with the competition
between dance groups the tower evolved until one
day it was constructed without the need of the
dance.
• Fiestas and Ferias in Andalucia:
January
1-2 La Toma
celebration of the entry of the Reyes Catolicos
into the city - at Granada.
6 LRomeria de
la Virgen del Mar pilgrimage procession from
Almeria.
17 Romeria
del Ermita del Santo. Similar event at Guadix.
February
1 San Cecilio
fiesta in Granada's traditionally gypsy quarter
of Sacromonte.
Week before Lent Carnival is an extravagent
week-long event in all the Andalucian cities.
Cadiz, above all, celebrates, with uproarious
street parades, fancy dress and satirical music
competitions.
March/April
Holy Week
(Semana Santa) has its most elaborate and
dramtic celebrations in Andalucia. You'll find
memorable processions of floats and penitents at
Sevilla, Malaga, Granada and Cordoba and to a
lesser extent in smaller towns such as Jerez,
Arcos, Baeza and Ubeda. All culminate with
dramatic candlelight processions at dawn on Good
Friday, with Easter Day itself more of a family
occasion.
Last week of April
(approximately 2 weeks after Easter) Week-long
feria de Abril at Sevilla: the largest fair in
Spain. A Small April fair - featuring bull
runing - is held in Vejer.
May
First week
Cruces de Mayo in Cordoba celebrates the Holy
Cross and includes a "prettiest patio"
competition in a town full of prize examples.
Early May (usually
the week after Sevilla's fair). Somewhat
aristocratic Horse Fair at Jerez de la Frontera.
3 Moros y
Cristianos ("Moors and Christians") carnival at
Pampaneira (Alpujarras).
17 San Isidro
Romeria at Setenil (Cadiz).
Pentecost (7
weeks after Easter) Romeria del Rocio, when
horse drawn carriages and processions converge
from all over the south on El Rocio (Huelva)
Corpus Christi
(variable - Thursday after Trinity) Bullfights
and festivities at Granada, Sevilla, Ronda,
Vejer and Zahara de la Sierra.
Last week
Feria de la Manzanilla, Sanlucar de Barrameda.
Prolonged binge to celebrate the town's major
product, with flamenco and sporting events on
the river beach.
June
Second week
Feria de San Bernabe at Marbella, often
spectacular since this is the richest town in
Andalucia.
13 San
Antonio fiesta at Trevelez (Alpujarras) with
mock battles between Moors and Christians.
Third week
The Algeviras fair and fiesta, another major
event of the south.
23-24
Candelas de San Juan - bonfires and effigies at
Vejer and elsewhere.
30 Conil
Feria.
End of June/early
July International Festival of Music and
Dance - major dance/flamenco groups and chamber
orchestras perform in Granada's Alhambra palace,
Generalife and Carlos V palace.
July
Early July
The International Guitar Festival at Cordoba
brings together top international acts from
classical, flamenco and Latin American music.
16 La Virgen
del Carmen - At the end of day on July 16th the
towns and fishing villages of the coast parade
their statues of her by the water, and set sail
in gaily adorned boats, accompanied by the
blowing of horns and bursts of fireworks in the
night sky. A good place to see this fiesta is
Estepona, where the Virgen del Carmen is one of
the town´s most beloved saints.
End of month
Virgen de Mar - Almeria's major annual shindig,
with parades, horse riding events, concerts and
lots of drinking.
August
5 Trevelez
observes a midnight romeria to Mulhacen.
13-21 Feria
de Malaga - one of Andalucia's most enjoyable
fiestas for visitors, who are heartily welcomed
by the ebullient malagueños.
15 Ascension
of the Virgin Fair with casetas (dance tents) at
Vejer and elsewhere. Riotous Noche de Vino wine
festival at Competa (Malaga).
Third week
The first cycle of horse races along Sanlucar de
Barrameda's beach, with heavy official and
unofficial betting the second tournament takes
place a week later.
23-25
Guadalquivir festival at Sanlucar de Barrameda
with bullfights and an important flamenco
competition.
September
First two weeks
Ronda's annual feria with flamenco contests and
Corrida Goyesca - bullfights in
eighteenth-century dress.
1-3
Celebration of the Virgen de la Luz in Tarifa: prcessions and horeback riding.
First/second week
Vendimia (celebration of the vintage) at Jerez.
29-Oct 2
Feria in Orgiva (Alpujarras).
October
15-23 Feria
de San Lucas- Jaen's Major fiesta, dating back
to the fifteenth century.
6-13 Fiestas
del Pilar. Zaragoza
10-13 Moros y
Cristianos en Honor de la Virgen de las
Injurias. Callosa D’En Sarriá (Alicante)
17-19 As San
Lucas. Mondoñedo (Lugo).
18 Romería de
Nuestra Señora de Valme. Dos Hermanas (Sevilla)
23-25 Fiesta
de la Rosa del Azafrán. Consuegra (Toledo).
November
1 Todas las
ciudades. Día de Todos los Santos.
11 Orense.
Magostos.
11 Moreda de
Aller. Los Humanitarios.
11 Bueu.
Fiesta de San Martín.
17
Villarrubia de los Ojos. Romería de la Virgen de
la Sierra.
17-25 Lorca.
Fiestas hispano-árabes.
30
Castro
Urdiales. Día de San Andrés.
December
5-8 Fiestas
Patronales de la Virgen del Castillo. Yecla (Murcia).
7. Los Escobazos. Cáceres
7-8 La
Encamisá. Torrejoncillo (Cáceres).
13 Fiesta de
Santa Lucía. Santa Lucía (Las Palmas).
25 Navidad.
Toda España.
31 Fiesta del
Estandarte. Palma de Mallorca
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