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Virgen del Castillo patron saint's day fiesta. Yecla. (Murcia).
… The fiesta dates from the 17th century, and includes the procession with the statue of the Virgin down from the Sanctuary and up again. Yecla, in Murcia, celebrates the fiestas of the Virgen del Castillo at the beginning of December. The procession with the statue of the Virgin on the 8th is the cro…
Festivity | Murcia
… Orihuela remembers the town’s liberation from Moorish domination in the Middle Ages. In mid-July, the town of Orihuela, in the province of Alicante, celebrates the Re-conquest fiesta, commemorating the arrival of Christian troops in the 13th century, and their triumph over the Saracens. At the festi…
Festivity | Alicante - Alacant
New Year’s Eve in Pamplona. Pamplona. (Navarre). Dec 31,2015.
… The inhabitants of Pamplona (Navarre ) welcome in the New Year by donning a range of different disguises as a kind of foretaste of Carnival. The festive atmosphere revolves around the old part of town, although there’s also plenty happening in the San Juan and Iturrama districts. This custom of cele…
Festivity | Navarre
The Three Kings mystery play. Sangüesa-Zangoza. (Navarre). Jan 06,2016. Teatro.
… Every year the town of Sangüesa in Navarre hosts this recreation of the holy story of the Three Wise Men. It is one of five such mystery plays still existing in Spain and is staged outdoors. With the arrival of the Three Kings to the town to worship the Child, the streets of Sangüesa, on the Way of …
Festivity | Navarre
Reading of the Song of Roland. Roncesvalles. (Navarre). Aug 15,1970. Teatro.
… Every 15 August in the Church of Santiago de Orreaga-Roncesvalles, in Navarre , you can hear a reading of the poem “The Song of Roland”, which tells the story of the death of part of Charlemagne’s army during the battle of Roncesvalles. This historic event of 778 is commemorated orally every year in…
Festivity | Navarre
Carnival of Verín (O Entroido). Verín. (Ourense).
… The “fariñadas” (flour fights) and the masked figure of the “Cigarrón” are the most typical elements of the Verín Carnival (Ourense ). The festivities begin on the morning of what is known as “Corredoiro Sunday”, with the sound of fireworks, bands of street musicians and the first groups of cigarron…
Festivity | Ourense
Xinzo de Limia Carnival. Xinzo de Limia. (Ourense).
… Carnival of Xinzo de Limia (Ourense). The great parade in on Carnival Tuesday. It is the longest carnival celebrated in Spain. The fiestas begin three Sundays before the actual carnival on 'Fareleiro' Sunday, a comic battle in which the entire townspeople get covered in flour. This is followed by 'O…
Festivity | Ourense
'Cazuelica' and wine week. Pamplona. (Navarre). Gastronomía. Otros.
… Several bars and restaurants in the city of Pamplona take part in this original event, which provides the chance for visitors to sample –for a modest price– the regional cuisine of Navarre. For several days, the city’s bars and taverns are offering the public, for a fixed price, delicious mini-versi…
Festivity | Navarre
Octopus Festival. Carballiño, O. (Ourense). Gastronomía.
… In August, O Carballiño, in the province of Ourense, celebrates its traditional Octopus Festival. Thousands of diners come together around huge copper cooking pots to sample this food, which is so typical in Galicia. Between 25,000 and 30,000 kilos of octopus are prepared during the festivities, as …
Festivity | Ourense
… These festivities have taken place every five years since 1680, and include a number known as the Dance of the Dwarves that has been declared a Festivity of National Tourist Interest. Every five years in July and August, Santa Cruz de la Palma celebrates the Descent of the Virgin of Las Nieves, the …
Festivity | La Palma
Day of the Typical Ansó Costume. Ansó. (Huesca). Aug 30,2015. Popular.
… The town of Ansó, in the province of Huesca, has been celebrating this festival in honour of its typical costume since 1971. Every year on the last Sunday in August the people of Ansó dress up in the town's typical costume, which probably dates back to the Middle Ages. Throughout the day many people…
Festivity | Huesca
Stew Fair. Lalín. (Pontevedra).
… It is one of the quintessential gastronomic fairs in inland Galicia. The town of Lalín, in Pontevedra, has been celebrating this festival for more than 40 years (it started in 1969). During this festival there is a broad range of events for the thousands of people who visit this town during the "ste…
Festivity | Pontevedra
