FESTIVALS AND TRADITIONS

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    Most festivals in Tierra de Campos are celebrated to commemorate the patron saint of each village, this festival is the main one and there are religious acts, fairs, friend gatherings, competitions and amateur bullfightings with young bulls etc for several days.

    Moreover, there are more general festivals that most villages celebrate. In February it is "The Candelas Day" to celebrate Virginīs and Saint Blasīpurification in which there are horse races where men carry strippes and women are happy because of the triumph of their men.

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    "The Agudas" are also celebrated in these days, this is a very old feast.Women celebrate this feast dressing themselves with marvellous regional dresses and nominating a mayoress who will rule the village the whole day.

    A tradition which is still celebrated in villages is the "Conscripts Day" to celebrate the young boys incorporation to the military service with lunchs and dances. This feast is in the same days as the Carnival Festival to make a bigger celebration.

    At Easter, there are religious processions and the "Way of the Cross procession" in all villages.The processions in Medina de Rioseco are very famous because of their spectacularity, but each village has its own typical and characteristical religious acts which should be visited.

 


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