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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.

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.

On October 20, the streets filled with young people who had come to celebrate this old tradition. During the Revetla de les Verges, the contenders courted the young girls by singing them the serenade. In return, they offered them muscatel and doughnuts. Today, this tradition has lost some of its romanticism (!), but it is a good excuse to celebrate and eat doughnuts.

During the winter cycle the feast of the old saints took place. On this occasion, the town hall buys a pig, the San Antón pig, which is fed by locals on the streets of Alamagro. He is then drawn by lot among the inhabitants of the city.

Carnival. Tank parade in the city.

Every year, the festival of the Virgen de los Llanos is celebrated by concerts, fireworks and regional dances.

7 km pilgrimage from the town to Barbatona to celebrate the Virgin of Health.

The brotherhood of the apostles as well as the children celebrating their first communion lead the procession which crosses the city.

You should not miss the ceremonies of evensong where all the people of Madrid go through the popularity of these festivities. All members of the brotherhood are headed to the hermitage of Estrella, preceded by the drum and whistle. The party, according to a timeless ritual, has become a pilgrimage where all people attend the défilé parade on mule wearing the cape and hat.

In La Orotava, Puerto de la Cruz, San Juan de la Rambla, La Guancha and Icod de los Vinos. In Icod, young people and others walk down a sloping street on a greased wooden plank and celebrate the new wine with music, singing and of course tasting. In Puerto: jars and old objects are thrown away to make noise, the noche de los cacharros converging towards the Plaza del Charco and you can taste chestnut products, the castañada, but also other products appreciated in the island like the gofio or the cherne, fish.

It is one of the most popular romerías in Tenerife and the Canary Islands. The festivities begin with the election of the queen. Several sports competitions are organized, including Canarian wrestling. The procession consists of decorated carts, boats, folk groups and cattle, which is blessed at the end of the procession. The end point of these festivities is marked by the "lazy man's burn". A mannequin made of straw and dressed in old clothes who represents a public figure is burned between shouts, criticism and insults.

They take place in different towns in Tenerife: Puerto de la Cruz, Santa Cruz, Los Realejos and Guía de Isora (Playa Alcala and Playa San Juan). During these fishermen's festivals, the statue of the Virgin, preceded by a dance of ribbons, marches in procession from her hermitage to the beach where boats decorated with colourful flags await her. The fishermen take the statue aboard one of the boats, accompanied by the dancers, the standard and the priest.

It is the celebration par excellence marking the identity of Gran Canaria. The feast of the Virgin of Pino, the island's patron saint, takes place in and around Teror. The night before, hundreds of pilgrims come on foot from their villages to the Basilica of Teror, some out of devotion, others for fun or curiosity. Local produce, fruit and vegetables, fish and handicrafts are laid out in front of the Virgin, who is on the street in front of the basilica for the occasion. Then transported in a circuit in the heart of the city centre.

This festival in honour of the patron saint of Spain and Galicia takes place every year on July 25th. On this occasion, a superb light show illuminates the Obradoiro square. Inside the cathedral, where the offering to Saint James is deposited, the ceremony of the censer ("Botafumeiro") takes place. The Festival of the Apostle James is accompanied for several days by numerous events: gaita concerts, folk dances, theatre and popular dances...

Every year, the^{1st of} March is the occasion for a great celebration on each of the Balearic Islands. This date corresponds to the date on which the archipelago's autonomous status came into effect, ratified on¹ March 1983. On the occasion of the Día de Baleares, numerous cultural and gastronomic activities punctuate the day in a good-natured atmosphere: traditional dances, theatre, live music and tasting of typical island products are on the programme!

Catalonia's patron saint is celebrated throughout the region. Traditionally, it's also the festival of love and roses, like Valentine's Day in other parts of the world. Sant Jordi also coincides with the deaths of Cervantes and Shakespeare, making it both a festival of lovers and a festival of books. On this day, it's customary for a man to give his beloved a rose, while she reciprocates with a book. So you'll find book stalls in every town.

When autumn comes and on the second weekend in October, the mushroom takes centre stage at the Fira del Bolet de Llagostera, one of the most representative fairs in the region. And this has been the case since its creation in 2003, although it has become more popular every year, attracting around 10,000 visitors. The programme includes demonstrations of crafts related to this sector, a mushroom hunting competition, conferences on mycology and gastronomic tastings. Prizes are awarded at the end of the festival.

As soon as the evening comes, the beautiful setting of the cloister of the former Sant Domènec convent (a Romanesque building dating from the 12th and 13th centuries) hosts classical music concerts, as well as presentations of more traditional music such as the sardana or habanera and dance performances. You can find the full programme of concerts, all of which are free of charge, on the website of the Peralada town council.