Transcript España Un Año de Festivales

España
Un Año de Festivales
By: Ali Kavianian
January 19th: Tombarrada de San
Sebastian/ The San Sebastion Drum
Festival
• Location: Basque Country, Plaza de la
Constitution and winds through all the barrios of
the old city for the next 24 hours.
• What happens: A march to deafening sounds of
drums, as groups of drummers parade through the
city on the night of the first day of the new year.
Tamborrada continued..
• History: 1720 a baker was filling water barrels from a
fountain near the Iglesia de San Vicente. While filling
the barrels he began to sing, and a group of young girls
passing by started banging on the barrels as
accompaniment. A crowd started to gather and this
impromptu jam session evolved into the display offered
today.
Feb/March: Carnaval Tenerife
• Location: Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the areas near the port where
people dance to the sound of the best Salsa groups.
• What Happens: During the twenty seven days of the carnivals,
many important festivities are held such as the election of the Queen,
competitions of street bands, processions events that blend "Caribean"
and "European" into one colorful venture.
Why: Last festival before Lent chance to consume and drink mass
quantities of food.
Spring: Romeria del Rocio Festival
• Location: El Rocio
• What happens: Onemillion people cover
Donana- the national
park/pilgrimage in Spain.
Devotees of Virgen del
Rocio – “Our Lady of the
Dew” take part in a
celebration involving
religion and color. Picnic
of tapas and wine.
Riding horseback and
carriages for 7-miles
Camino de Huelva
April 22-24:Fiesta de Moros y Cristianos
• Location: Alicante, Valencia
• What Happens: Soldier groups gather to carry out war
(Berbers, Marrakesh, Mudéjares, Abencerrajes,
Benimerines, Basque)…
Moros Continued…
Price and accuracy is no objective in this
festival
July 6th-14th San Fermine
• Location: Pamplona
• What Happens: mixture of the official and the
popular, the religious and the profane, for local people and
outsiders, the old and the new, order and chaos.
San Fermin continued…
• Religious Experience.
-Harmony with the cult of bulls (symbolic animal)
-and cult of Bacchus (god of wine)
• Pamplona Referred to as the capital of happiness
Official Guidelines for Running with
the Bulls
- Making the run on a
drunken spree is totally
out of order.
- Be aware of what's going
on around you.
- Fan out when you run
into the ring.
-Don't attempt to touch
the bulls.
- Don't stand still during
the run.
- Don't try to catch the
bulls' attention.
- Should you trip up on the
Run - Stay down.
- Don't run behind the
bulls.
- Don't disturb the drovers
and herders.
- Don't carry anything on
you when you run
June 29th: Fiesta de Haro
• Location: Riscos de Bilibio
• What Happens: Though celebrations are summer
long, people gather on this day to celebrate San Pedro and
carry out their famous wine battles.
August 3rd Romeria Vikinga
• Location: Pontevedra, Galicia
• What Happens: Simulation of Viking invasion of Torres
de Oeste (Christian defended land) After “battle” everyone
drinks red wine, from Ulla River, eats seafood for free, and
dances.
September: Fiesta de la Merce
Location: Barcelona
What happens: Catalan culture and mythology takes
over the streets. Fire-breathing dragons, costumed
devils, human pyramids, dance groups, orchestras,
djs, and big bands cover the city.
Fiesta de la Merce Continued
• Carrefoc- a midnight train
of dragons, eagles, and
devils with a backdrop of
fireworks.
• Costumed Castellers try to
build the tallest human
tower possible.
• Street theater, circus acts,
dance troupes, and
performing artists.
• Residents swim across the
harbor to take part in the
kite display.
Last Wednesday of Aug:
La Tomatina
• Location: Bunol
• What Happens: 30,000 people, over
240,000 pounds of tomatoes one large
food fight…!
The End
Thank You and Happy Voyages