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'Tomatina' Tomato Fight is the biggest food
fight festival in Spain where every year nearly 30,000
people descend on the Spanish town of Bunol (in the
Valencia region of Spain) to throw more than 240,000
pounds of tomatoes at each other.
Tamborrada de San Sebastian is a
festival of march to the deafening sounds of drums,
as groups of drummers parade through the city on the
night of the first day of the year. The next morning,
the "Tamborrada Infantil" (Child Drummer's
Ceremony) is celebrated.
La Endiablada is celebrated by the
people of the village disguised as devils in this festival
of prehistoric origin. The young boys of the town dressed
as devils - wearing pants and jackets painted in bright
designs, with large cowbells tied to their waists, and
multicolored paper hats run through the streets, dance
at the entrance and inside the church, pretend to wash
the statue of San Blas, and march in procession with
it to the uninterrupted sound of the cowbells.
Feria de Abril or April fair is celebrated
shortly after the holy week with joy and full of spectacularity.
Festival de los Patios Cordobeses
is a centuries-old festival which includes the pilgrimage
of the conquering Virgin of the Linares Sanctuary across
the countryside with horsemen and richly decorated coaches,
a competition of Mary Crosses and a Patio.
Hogueras de San Juan is a series
of ancient rituals which are followed in the shortest
night of the year, when light triumphs over darkness.
Worldtravel4indians.com provides information on Festivals
of Spain and different festive occasions of Spain.
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