Festivales de España. Día de los Reyes Magos – The “Epiphany” – Starts the night of Jan. 5...
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Festivales de España. Día de los Reyes Magos – The “Epiphany” – Starts the night of Jan. 5 with the parade (Cabalgata) of the Kings and hundreds of people
Da de los Reyes Magos The Epiphany Starts the night of Jan. 5
with the parade (Cabalgata) of the Kings and hundreds of people
gathering to watch a reenactment of the arrival of the Three Kings
into town That evening, before an early night in bed, children
leave out their shoes in a spot where the Kings are sure to see
them. When morning arrives, children discover by their shoes there
are wrapped presents just waiting to be torn into. The magical
night comes to a close with another Spanish Christmas tradition: a
typical breakfast of Roscn de Reyes, a ring-shaped cake decorated
with fruits symbolizing the precious gems that adorned the royal
trio's lavish clothing.
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Las fallas In Valencia week leading up to March 19 Saint
Josephs Day Imagine a bonfire from Guy Fawkes Night or a Homecoming
and multiply it by a factor of one hundred: that is Las Fallas.
Each neighborhood traditionally gets together to build giant
puppets which are then later set fire to. There is usually a
satirical nature to these puppets, though not always. The burning
of these puppets is of course accompanied with plenty of street
parties throughout the city. Not all the puppets get burned. There
is a public vote to decide on the very best puppets for this year.
These are taken to the Museo Fallero, Valencia's Fallas museum
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La Semana Santa Though Seville and Malaga are the most famous
cities for Semana Santa, the Castilla- Leon cities of Valladolid
and Leon are also important. Semana Santa is the Spanish name for
Easter. Members of local parishes carry ornate decorated floats
depicting the Passion of Christ into the city cathedral.
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Feria de Abril Sevilla two weeks after Easter The Feria de
Sevilla is celebrates everything Andalusia is famous for: flamenco,
bullfighting, wine and horses.
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Cristianos y Moros The Cristianos y Moros celebration (Moors
& Christians in English) is a slightly tongue-in-cheek
commemoration of the Moorish control of Spain and a celebration of
the sebsequent return to Christian rule. Participants condense 700
years of Moorish rule into an evening's worth of mock battles,
centered around a papier-mache castle, erected either in the main
square or on the beach. In the first battle, the Moors take control
of the city (boo! hiss!); in the second, the Christians take the
city back (hurrah!).
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Festival de San Fermn One week in early July in Pamplona. The
Pamplona Bull Run is a week-long bull running and bullfighting
festival. Every morning at 8am, the city's brave and the world's
foolhardy run ahead of a group of angry bulls. The rest of us look
on in amazement.
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La Tomatina Fourth week in August outside Valencia The Tomatina
Tomato Fight is probably the world's biggest food fight. Thousands
of people gather in the streets of the tiny town of Bujol throwing
tomatoes at each other. The origins of the festival are
unknown.