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• America Day in Asturias. Oviedo.

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  … Oviedo. Asturias. The Asturias America Day parade takes place as part of the San Mateo fiestas in Oviedo. This great parade started as a tribute to the many Asturian emigrants to America who used to come back to visit Asturias in the summer. Close to 2,000 people take part in this colourful parade w…

• Natural Cider Festival. Gijón.

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  … Gijón. Asturias. This festival in the city of Gijón (Asturias) is a genuine homage to cider, the typical drink of this area. One of the culminating moments of the festivities is when thousands of people come together on the beach. 30,000 litres of cider and 10,000 glasses bearing the festival logo a…

• Festivities of San Jorge. Cáceres.

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  … Cáceres. (Extremadura) Every year, Cáceres, in Extremadura, celebrates the festivity in honour of its patron saint, San Jorge (the Spanish name for Saint George), in the week of 23 April. The festival symbolises the Christian reconquest of the city, and combines historical facts like the dispute bet…

• Las Canteras Ceremony. León.

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  … León. (Castile-Leon) www.leon.es. 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. . Th…

• Corpus Procession. Béjar.

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  … Béjar. Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: turismo@ayobejar.com. www.aytobejar.com. The town of Béjar (Salamanca) celebrates the festival of Corpus Christi in its own distinctive way with the "Procession of the Moss Men". The celebration of the Corpus Christi in Béjar combines the procession of the sa…

• April Fair. Seville.

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  … Sevilla. (Andalusia) http://www.visitasevilla.es/. For one week life in Seville revolves around this fiesta. The music, food, dancing and general joy create a very special atmosphere. The April Fair is one of the most international and popular of Seville’s fiestas. It was created in 1847 as a cattle…

• Salamanca Fair. Salamanca.

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  … Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) The Salamanca Fair is held in September in honour of the Patron Saint, la Virgen de la Vega. Concerts, verbenas (popular festivals) and other shows make up part of the programme, along with the traditional floral offering to the virgin, on the 8th of the month, and the proc…

• 'De la Luna al Fuego' ('from the Moon to Fire') festival. Zafra.

  From Jun 21, 2013 to Jun 30, 2013

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  … Zafra. Badajoz. (Extremadura) E-mail: turismo@zafra.es. www.zafra.es. This event aims to celebrate two festivals: the Corpus Christi and San Juan. This event takes place within the city walls and recreates the atmosphere of the street markets in the 16th-18th centuries, and is held to coincide with …

• Asturias Day. Gijón.

  Sep 8, 2013

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  … Gijón. Asturias. Asturias Day in Gijón. The parade of floats with bands is the crowning moment of this fiesta. On this day, all the mayors of the Asturias Region head for Gijón as guests of honour. The mayor of the host city receives them in a solemn act in Plaza Mayor Square, where many people gath…

• Festivity of the Inmaculada Concepción. Seville.

  Dec 8, 2013

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  … Sevilla. (Andalusia) This celebration takes place every year in Seville Cathedral, and the traditional Seises dance is performed. The Day of the Inmaculada Concepción is celebrated in Seville with the Seises dance. It is a liturgical dance that is several centuries old in which the Seises (choirboys…

• Stations of the Cross in Easter week. Mérida.

  Apr 16, 2014

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  … Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) http://www.merida.es. This thrilling procession takes place in the early hours of Easter Wednesday to Thursday in the city of Mérida (Extremadura ). The celebration begins with a procession in which the Medieval image of the Christ of the “O” is borne from the Procathe…

• La Ronda and Los Pasos processions. León.

  From Apr 17, 2014 to Apr 18, 2014

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  … León. (Castile-Leon) 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 ma…

• Easter Week in Merida. Mérida.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura)   Merida's Roman monuments are transformed into the greatest attractions of the Easter Week processions. The popular procession known as “la borriquita” (or "little donkey") leaves from the Santa María Pro-cathedral on Palm Sunday and marks the start of Merida's Easter…

• Easter Week in Cáceres. Cáceres.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Cáceres. (Extremadura) Semana Santa de Cáceres. Solemnity and religious fervour in a unique setting. Cáceres has interesting Easter week celebrations. We should make special mention of the beautiful religious statues, the traditional music that washes over Cáceres’s stunning monuments and buildings,…

• Easter Week in León. León.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … León. (Castile-Leon) 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 no…

• Easter Week in Sevilla. Seville.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Sevilla. (Andalusia) www.visitasevilla.es. These celebrations are famous for their statues of the Virgin Mary with canopies: they are Baroque statues with silver and gold crowns, embroidered cloaks and velvet tunics which only reveal face and hands. Seville has been holding its Easter week celebrati…

• Easter Week in Salamanca. Salamanca.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) The Maundy Thursday services in the University and the taking down of Christ from the cross are two of the most noteworthy events in these celebrations. Easter week in Salamanca stands out for the stunning spectacle of its beautiful processions with the backdrop of the stre…

• Easter Week in Zamora. Zamora.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Zamora. (Castile-Leon) Music plays a special role in these celebrations: Gregorian chant and choral pieces contribute to the splendour of the processions and intensify the feelings of spectators. The first documentary reference to Zamora’s Easter week celebrations dates from the 13th century. The co…

• Easter Week in Astorga. Astorga.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

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  … Astorga. León. (Castile-Leon) 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 t…

• The ceremony of Las Cabezadas. León.

  Apr 27, 2014

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  … León. (Castile-Leon) www.leon.es. 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 Chr…