Viking Festival of Catoira (Galician: Romaría viquinga de Catoira) is a secular festival which has been celebrated in Catoira, Spain, every first Sunday...
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important celebrations include: the Viking Festival of Catoira, held on the first Sunday in August (Declared of International Tourist Interest), the...
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The festival of San Fermín is a week-long, traditional celebration held annually in the city of Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. The celebrations start at noon...
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La Tomatina (category Festivals in Spain)
festival in Buñol, Spain where participants throw tomatoes at each other. It is said to be the biggest food fight in the world. From the festival's origin...
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trading throughout Europe and reached North America. The Viking Age applies not only to their homeland of Scandinavia but also to any place significantly settled...
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Galicia (Spain) (redirect from Politics of Galicia)
form of the façade of the cathedral. Romería Vikinga de Catoira ("Viking Festival of Catoira"), the first Sunday in August, is a secular festival that...
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the form of the façade of the cathedral. Romería Vikinga de Catoira ("Viking Festival of Catoira"), first Sunday in August, is a secular festival that has...
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(London: Bloomsbury, 2015), pp. 65-78. "Romaría Vikinga (Viking Festival) - Catoira". Catoira: Catoira Town Hall. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2022...
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Valencia Fallas (category Patronal festivals in Spain)
(Falles in Valencian) festival was added to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage of humanity list on 30 November 2016. A number of towns in the Valencian...
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For the duration of the fair, the fairgrounds and a vast area on the far bank of the Guadalquivir River are totally covered in rows of casetas (individual...
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Fiestas del Pilar (category Patronal festivals in Spain)
an annual festival celebrated in the city of Zaragoza, Aragon, in honour of the patron saint of the city, the Virgen del Pilar (Our Lady of the Pillar)...
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midst of the fall of the Franco regime to extol the true meaning of the festival as carnival, instead of "winter festivals", which is how the festival had...
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Hogueras de Alicante (redirect from Festival of San Juan)
Bonfires of Saint John (Spanish: Hogueras de San Juan, Valencian: Fogueres de Sant Joan) are a traditional and popular festival celebrated in the city of Alicante...
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March 2016. Pilgrimage of the Rocío The Viking Pilgrimage of Catoira Archived 2010-10-12 at the Wayback Machine BOE núm. 276 of November 18, 2002.[permanent...
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The Magdalena Festival is the main festivity of Castellón de la Plana, the capital city of the province of Castelló, in the Valencian Community, Spain...
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Holy Week in Seville (category Culture of Andalusia)
Week in Seville (Spanish: Semana Santa de Sevilla) is one of two biggest annual festivals in Seville, Andalusia, Spain, the other being the Feria de...
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Holy Week in Málaga (redirect from Holy Week of Málaga)
commemoration of the Passion of Jesus in Málaga, Spain. It takes place during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter. It is one of the city's...
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second day of Pentecost to the Hermitage of El Rocío in the countryside of Almonte (Huelva), Andalucia, Spain, in honor of the Virgin of El Rocío. In...
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Cascamorras (category European festival stubs)
The Fiesta de Cascamorras is a festival that takes place in the towns of Guadix and Baza in the province of Granada, Spain, annually on September 6. The...
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The Carnival of Cádiz (Spanish: Carnaval de Cádiz) is one of the best-known carnivals in Spain. Its main characteristic is humor. Through sarcasm, mockery...
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The International Habaneras and Polyphony Contest of Torrevieja (Spanish: Certamen Internacional de Habaneras y Polifonía de Torrevieja, Valencian: Certamen...
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del Sella (CODIS) on behalf of the Real Federación Española de Piragüismo [es], it holds the honorary distinction of Fiesta of International Tourist Interest...
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Christians of Alcoy (in Valencian Moros i Cristians d'Alcoi, in Spanish Moros y Cristianos de Alcoy) is a popular festival which takes place in the city of Alcoy...
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The Mystery Play of Elche or Elche Mystery Play (Valencian: Misteri d'Elx [misˈtɛɾi ˈðɛʎtʃ]; Spanish: Misterio de Elche [misˈteɾjo ˈð(e) ˈeltʃe]), is a...
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The Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is one of the most famous carnivals of Spain. The event is celebrated every year in the month of February in...
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Feria de Jerez (redirect from Fair of Jerez de la Frontera)
second week of May. It is the most important fair in the Province of Cádiz and is listed as one of the Fiestas of International Tourist Interest of Spain by...
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Albacete Fair (category Culture of Castilla–La Mancha)
Fair of Albacete is celebrated from 7–17 September in the city of Albacete, Spain, to honor the Virgen de Los Llanos, which translates to Virgin of the...
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Holy Week in Salamanca (section The Days of Holy Week)
pasos are the core of the festival. They consist of a wooden sculpture or group of sculptures that narrates a scene from the Passion of Christ. They are...
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day -Saint Martha of Ortigueira's Day- on 29 July. Held during Saint Martha's day, Ortigueira's Festival of Celtic World (Festival Internacional do Mundo...
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Spring Festival (Fiestas de Primavera de Murcia), whose main event is a parade of floats and men dressing in dresses that culminates with the burning of the...
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