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The Mayor of Zalamea

Published on 26 Ago 2019 13:02
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This is a masterpiece by the famous Spanish writer Calderón de la Barca, which is acted out every year by the inhabitants of the town of Zalamea de la Serena in Badajoz.

Published on 23 Ago 2019 15:00
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On 1 May the town of Pedro Muñoz (in Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha) holds a traditional May Day festival. The festival originated in the formal courting visits which the young men of the district used to make to young women. These days, local people listen to folk music, wear regional costume, and decorate traditional lanterns.

Published on 19 Ago 2019 13:56
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A festival for enjoying white tuna in a regional tuna fishing centre, Burela (Lugo).

Published on 05 Ago 2019 12:08
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The largest theatrical production staged in the World Heritage City of Alcalá de Henares is based on the famous play by José Zorrilla, ?Don Juan Tenorio?.

Published on 31 Lug 2019 12:19
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The origins of this fiesta are uncertain, but many people claim it represents a legend of the wild animals of the forest peacefully receiving Saint Sebastian after his martyrdom. It takes place in Acehúche (Cáceres)

Published on 31 Lug 2019 12:19
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Every October the small town on Tuineje in Fuerteventura holds its fiestas de San Miguel to commemorate the battle of Tamasite in 1740, when the locals expelled British pirates from the island of Fuerteventura.

Published on 22 Apr 2019 11:22
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Every year at Easter the Passion - the last days of the life of Jesus Christ - is staged in this village of Badajoz, in Extremadura.

Published on 22 Apr 2019 10:58
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Over 20 lay brotherhoods take part in the traditional Easter processions of this Andalusian city, commemorating the Passion, death and resurrection of Christ.

Published on 11 Apr 2019 17:25
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For more than two centuries, this town in Ciudad Real has celebrated this carnival, the only one to be held in December.

Published on 07 Mar 2019 10:50
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Nava del Rey is a village in Valladolid which every year holds a solemn procession on 30 November to bring an image of the Virgin down from its shrine on the hill Pico Zarcero, and another to take it back up on 8 December.