Celebrations
If someone ask about celebrations in Spain, two words appear: Flamenco and Bulls. The bullfights are all over the country, being the most popular and known spectacles the San Fermin confinements in Pamplona. But the bullfights are something that will appear in any Spanish celebration.

The flamenco is the folkloric tradition of the south, specially Andalusia. It’s in this region where the visitor will have to move in order to know the cante jondo and the flamenco guitar and dance roots. In April, are celebrated the April Fair in Seville, a week filled with songs and dances where Sherry wine and other delicious beverages are drinked, accompanied by ham and cheese among other zone delicacies and also the Moors and Christians Celebration in Alcoy, Alicante, a party celebrated for more than two hundred and fifty years, beginning with the flashy parade of Alardos and remembering what happened in the battle between Moors and Christians during the Recovering.

Easter is another important celebration of this country. They are distinguished by its traditional religious processions of exceptional beauty. The best are those of Seville, Malaga, Murcia and Cuenca.

Another event that attracts millions of tourists to the province of Huelva is El Rocío, a romería in the town of the same name, where is venerated La Virgen del Rocío. In traditional and simple decorated carts within the most authentic and typical flamenco culture, multitudes will come not only local but also from far away towns, on foot, horse or cart, celebrating an unique spectacle, where folklore and joy are mixed with religion in a peculiar and colorful combination.

Another exceptional celebration are the Valencian Fallas of San Jose celebrated in March, when all the city becomes an enormous stage for celebration and art, with immense amounts of the most extraordinary pyrotechnics. One wild week is in San Sebastián during February, when the Tamburrada is celebrated.

The most typical celebrations of Madrid are those of San Isidro, in May. In these dates are celebrated the most important bullfights of the year. The night of San Juan in June is also an emblematic celebration, with the fire passage that takes place in San Pedro Manrique (Soria), the Caragols de Ciutadella in Menorca, and the San Juan Bonfires in Alicante, declared Celebrations of Tourist Interest. They are celebrated from the 20 to the 29 and include parades and flowers offering.

The Carnival is popular in very diverse points of the country, being the most popular the ones in Santa Cruz of Tenerife, Sitges and Cadiz. Nougat and candies are the typical Christmas celebrations food. In all the cities these holidays are celebrated with Belenes, floats parades and carols. On December 31, New Year’s Eve, the 12 bells ringing is relayed to all Spain from the Puerta del Sol in Madrid.

 

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