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La Bañeza Carnival. Bañeza, La. (León). Popular.

… La Bañeza, in León, fills up with floats, brass bands and costume parades for almost a week. The festivities start on Saturday evening with the grand Carnival dinner, the opening speech and the presentation of the Queen and Muse, which give way to the "Night of Sparks". People wear extravagant hats …

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Botillo (local cured meat) Festival. Bembibre. (León).

… “Botillo” (local cured meat) Festival (León province). This is a festival where you can sample “botillo” , a typical cured meat produced in the El Bierzo region. This fiesta is held in the town of Bembibre (León province). It began its history in 1973 during a procession that is held every seven yea…

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Easter Week in Astorga. Astorga. (León). Mar 20,2016. Religión.

… This distinguishing feature of this religious celebration is the contrast between solemnity and the intimate place it holds in the hearts of the local people. The oldest cofradía , or religious association, has been in existence since the 15th century, and is testimony to the age-old tradition of th…

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Easter Week in León. León. Mar 20,2016.

… During this celebration, extraordinary religious images, created in the workshops of important Baroque artists centuries ago, are paraded through the streets of the city. León’s Easter week tradition dates back to the 16th century. Over ten days, the 16 Easter brotherhoods do not only organise thirt…

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La Ronda and Los Pasos processions. León. Mar 24,2016.

… This is the Good Friday Procession and the ceremony that announces its coming to the Easter brotherhoods the night before. This is one of the most noteworthy acts in León’s Easter week celebrations. At midnight on Maundy Thursday, members of the Jesús Nazareno brotherhood who make up “La Ronda” come…

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The ceremony of Las Cabezadas. León. Apr 24,2016. Popular.

… The Royal Basilica of San Isidoro in León hosts this festivity whose name comes from the three bows made by the city's representatives when they take their leave of the Chapter, and marks a tradition related to a miracle worked by Saint Isidore. According to the Chronicon Mundi by Lucas de Tuy, in 1…

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Las Canteras Ceremony. León. Oct 04,2015. Popular.

… According to popular tradition, this festivity commemorates the Christian victory in the Battle of Clavijo and the end of the legendary tribute of "one hundred maidens" that the monarchs from the Astur-Leones Kingdom had to pay every year to the Muslim caliphs. . The festivity was moved to the Sunda…

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