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Nuestra Señora de la Barca Pilgrimage. Muxía. (A Coruña). Sep 13,2015.

… Precession of Nuestra Señora of the Barca of Muxía. The joyful celebration of age-old traditions. This is one of Galicia’s most famous pilgrimages. It has been held since the 14th century in this fishing village on the Costa de la Muerte coast, and unites fishermen’s devotion to the Virgin Mary and …

Festivity | A Coruña

International Festival of the Celtic World. Ortigueira. (A Coruña). Jul 16,2015.

… This is one of Spain's biggest festivals and is a worldwide reference for folk music. It is a free, open-air festival in Ortigueira, in the province of A Coruña (Galicia), focusing on Celtic sounds, that attracts thousands of people each year. The festival began in 1978. Since then it has gained mor…

Festivity | A Coruña

Bonfires of San Juan. Alicante. (Alicante - Alacant). Jun 19,2015.

… Bonfires of San Juan (Alicante). Alicante celebrates the coming of summer with the bonfires of San Juan. In a spectacular display of music, colour and fireworks, thousands of people throng the streets to experience this fiesta which pays tribute to fire. To celebrate the arrival of summer, the peopl…

Festivity | Alicante - Alacant

Nuestra Señora del Rosario patron saint's day fiesta. Agüimes. (Las Palmas). Sep 26,2015.

… The happy commemoration of an ancient tradition. This fiesta, in the town of Agüimes, Gran Canaria, attracts many visitors year after year, calling to mind one of the oldest traditions of the Canary Islands. It is the “bringing of water and corn meal”, and is a joyful celebration that represents the…

Festivity | Las Palmas

San Mateo. Cuenca. Sep 18,2015. Popular.

… This is one of the most important festivities in Cuenca. Its origins date historically from the conquest of the city by Alfonso VIII in 1177, as the monarch is believed to have rewarded his troops with a great celebration. The festivity takes place every September, and revolves around two different …

Festivity | Cuenca

Girona, temps de flors (flower season). Gerona. (Girona). May 09,2015. Espectáculo. Otros. Popular.

… The Girona, temps de flors (flower season) show is held every year in Girona's Barri Vell neighbourhood, filling the city with plants and spectacular floral displays for a few days. This floral exhibition converts different monuments, courtyards and urban locations into unique ornamental gardens. Vi…

Festivity | Girona

Fiesta of the Moors and Christians in Crevillente. Crevillent. (Alicante - Alacant).

… The colour of its parades and the music are outstanding. In October, Crevillent, in the province of Alicante, celebrates its Moors and Christians fiesta in honour of its patron saint, Francis of Assisi. The fiesta is packed with parades, colour, music and fun, filling every corner of the town with j…

Festivity | Alicante - Alacant

Medieval Theatre Festival. Hita. (Guadalajara). Jul 04,2015. Teatro.

… Festival of Medieval Theatre in Hita. Along with representations of medieval plays there are also processions and popular dances. Halfway through the afternoon, the Festival begins, with the 'Botargas' and 'Danzantes de la Somosierra' that act for the town accompanied by pipers and 'dulzainas' (inst…

Festivity | Guadalajara

All Saints' Fair. Cocentaina. (Alicante - Alacant). Popular.

… For more than 600 years, Cocentaina in Alicante (Region of Valencia) has hosted this agricultural and cattle fair which every year attracts over 350,000 people. It was first held in 1346 as a regional agricultural and cattle market. Today it has become established as a major showcase for traditional…

Festivity | Alicante - Alacant

Fiesta de La Rama festivity. Agaete. (Las Palmas). Aug 04,2015. Popular.

… Agaete, in the north of the island of Gran Canaria, celebrates this festivity to honour the Virgin of Las Nieves. The tradition consists of thousands of people dancing through the streets in time to the music and waving branches in the air until they arrive at the shrine of the Virgin. A common sigh…

Festivity | Las Palmas

Fallas bonfire festival in Sagunto. Sagunto. (Valencia). Mar 15,2015. Popular.

… Every March Sagunto, in Valencia, celebrates the popular festivities known as the Fallas, in which fire takes pride of place. Humour, satire and art all play a part in this celebration. The streets are filled with these vast artistic monuments (the 'fallas') made out of wood and cardboard that repre…

Festivity | Valencia

"El canto de la Sibila" (Song of the Sybil) in Majorca. (Majorca). Dec 24,2015. Religión.

… It has been awarded the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity designation. This tradition (its origin comes from the performances that took place in the liturgical celebrations in medieval Europe) takes place on Christmas Eve in all the churches on the island of Majorca, and it is worth se…

Festivity | Majorca