Spain is a country full of various festivals and celebrations. Whatever the period, you will probably attend one of the many festivals that Spain offers. Do not hesitate, come and discover them! These festivals are of all kinds, they are the cultural richness of the country. You will find religious and traditional festivals, there is something for everyone. Music and gastronomic festivals are also present.
Las fallas de Valencia
This festival is the most important in Valencia. It begins on March 15 and ends on March 19, when all the faults are burned before the astonished eyes of the spectators and Valencians. The creators and builders of these wonders have a day to assemble these amazing structures and paper mache figures throughout the city.
Surely there are hours of work, so these four days are amazing and make viewers want to return the following year as well as the next ones.
Artists, sculptors, painters, architects and other professionals spend months imagining, creating these giant dolls that can reach 30 meters in height. In addition to creating them, they must be mounted in the squares and large spaces of the city. These flaws can represent caricatures of men, political women, celebrities or even represent current events or have always happened satirically. The most beautiful buildings are rewarded.
The Seville Fair
The Seville Fair is one of the most important events in the culture of Seville. Dates are not fixed, but always take place at the end of April to early May. Each city in the country celebrates the arrival of spring, but it is obvious that Seville is the city where there are more festivities.
For this celebration, the streets of Seville are filled with colours. Bulbs in the air, flashlights. During the Lighting, which takes place on the first night, all the light bulbs at the Fair and the front door start flashing. This is what heralds the beginning of a week of dance, music and discovery of the city’s culture. You can also observe the most beautiful bullfights of the season in the arenas of Maestranza.
You will have the opportunity to discover the Sevillians, a dance composed of 4 “coplas”, the Sevillians learn this dance from very young. During this celebration, local Sevillians prepare the property, women in flamenco or gypsy costumes with polka dots and men in traditional costumes of the country. Accompanied by horses and a group of friends in a horse-drawn carriage. You will be surprised by the crowd, everyone will invite you to dance, eat tapas and party. In the end, a gigantic fireworks display unfolds on Sunday at midnight. You will keep very good memories, it is guaranteed!
Celebration Easter
Easter is one of the most impressive religious celebrations. It is a spectacle of tradition, culture, music, theatre and religion. Dates change every year, but you’ll still find processions and various forms of celebrations in early September. You don’t save any city, no matter where you stay, you’ll have the festivities in place. However, if you want to attend processions that will leave you speechless, Seville is the place to go.
This week is marked by processions, each of which is composed of a procession of two chariots: a representative, the Virgin Mary and the other Christ. The procession is slow, you will have time to enjoy the show. These tanks are transported by men called “coasters”.
You will not miss the “Nazarene” or penitents, you will be surprised to see them walk barefoot for more than 14 hours, as well as for their outfits very similar to those of the members of the Ku Klux Klan, pure coincidence, of course.
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