Events calendar Province Of Seville

Every year, and on the same day, since the th century, Notre-Dame-de-Carmen comes into procession in the evening and travels through the city. Parishioners wear torches and accompany Notre-Dame by down the Pentues streets of Estepa. 

This romería, a kind of pilgrimage, takes place every year in honor of the Virgin of Consolation, patron saint of the city. It begins at dawn when a large number of pilgrims gather at the Church of Our Lady of Consolation. From there, the statue of the Virgin is carried to the area of El Calvario, about 12 kilometers from Osuna. This is an opportunity to share a festive moment but also to cross beautiful landscapes.

In keeping with tradition, but also with a municipal decision that dates back to the 15th century, Ecija celebrates its patron saint, San Pablo Apostol. His statue is paraded through the city, accompanied by the brotherhoods of the city, starting from the church of Santa Barbara to the church of Santo Domingo. In this last church, the mass is held and the miracle of San Pablo is read in old Castilian: the healing of a young Ecijano, Antón de Arjona.

For almost a month, this nativity scene fair, feria del belén, takes place in the Plaza de San Francisco, in front of the city hall. It is composed of about thirty artists, local merchants and associations that are dedicated to the making of nativity scenes through multiple characters. Over the years, this event has become a reference and is attended by visitors from all over the province to do their shopping for Christmas.

In Seville, the feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated together with the traditional dance of the seises, in the cathedral. The dancers, who are now at origin, are dressed in silver and silver costumes. The show takes place in the afternoon, usually at 17 pm. The ceremonies are short-lived, with the exception of the solemn masses of the festival's main days, which offer the possibility of travelling over time, in an exceptional setting, before the imposing altarpiece of Seville cathedral.

In the Cathedral of Seville, the statue of Nuestra Señora de los Reyes, proclaimed patroness of the Archdiocese of Seville by Pope Pius XII, is located in the Royal Chapel. Every August 15, she leaves the Cathedral at 8:00 a.m. through the Puerta de Palos to be carried in a procession around the Cathedral, following the streets Placentines, Alemanes, Avenida de la Constitución, Fray Ceferino González, Plaza del Triunfo, Plaza de la Virgen de los Reyes and makes her return to the sound of bells. A procession marked by 4 stops punctuated by religious acts.

Here is an ideal meeting for the smallest. Created in 1980, it is the oldest festival of the puppet. During a fortnight, the most important companies from all over the world come to the festival every year and perform in different spaces: around the Plaza de Alameda, in theaters, pedestrian streets and parks. And that give to see all the facets of the world of the puppets: sticks, shades, animations of objects, etc.

Deeply rooted in Spain and Andalusia since the early tenth century, this festival of candles or light coincides with the increase of the hour of the days. In the Catholic tradition, it honors the Virgin and the presentation of her child in Jerusalem. It is very popular in southern Andalusia, especially in Estepa. It is marked by lively celebrations, with the dove or turtle dove as symbols, as well as candles. If the candles remain lit or not, it augurs a good or bad year.