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Spanish Parties & Traditions

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Spanish Parties & Traditions• Spain has been modelated by the

culture of the different populations that along the history have lived in the Iberian peninsula. Our history provides a lot of examples for common life of different cultures, traditions, religions, ...

• Spanish culture is mediterranean, open to the sea, the free air activity, the sun, with a large influence of agriculture, cattle farming and technology knowledge of phoenicians, celts, greeks, carthaginian, romans, germans, jewish, muslim, christian, ...

• It is possible to trace back our parties and traditions to its origin in one of these cultures.

Spanish Parties & Traditions• Now, there is a large influence in

our parties and tradition of the chatolic church, but a lot of chatolic parties are coming from ancient traditions.

• Our parties and traditions are devoted basically to

• Astronomical events (Equinox,..)• Agriculture events• The sea • The natural elements (fire, light,

water, forest, ...)• The animals (horse, bull, ...)• Emotions (Carnival, wine, ...)• Our ancestors• Our history• Human values• Chatolic parties• …

Spanish Parties & Traditions

Spanish Parties & Traditions

• ASTURIAS: El descenso del Sella

Spanish Parties & Traditions

• CANTABRIA: La noche mágica de San Juan

Spanish Parties & Traditions

• EUSKADI: Tamborrada de San Sebastián

Spanish Parties & Traditions

• Rioja : Los danzadores de zancos de Anguiano

Spanish Parties & Traditions

• ARAGÓN : FIESTAS DEL PILAR EN ZARAGOZA

Spanish Parties & Traditions

• CATALUÑA : Castells

Spanish Parties & Traditions

• COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA : FIESTA DE MOROS Y CRISTIANES

Spanish Parties & Traditions

• COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA : LA NOCHE DE SAN JUAN ALICANTE

Spanish Parties & Traditions

• COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA : LA TOMATINA DE BUÑOL

Spanish Parties & Traditions

• MURCIA : TAMBORADA DE MULA

Spanish Parties & Traditions

• ANDALUCÍA : EL ROCÍO

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• ANDALUCÍA : EL CARNAVAL DE CÁDIZ

Spanish Parties & Traditions

• EXTREMADURA : LOS TOROS DE SAN JUAN EN CORIA

Spanish Parties & Traditions

• EXTREMADURA : DIA DEL JAMÓN EN MONASTERIO

Spanish Parties & Traditions

• CASTILLA LA MANCHA : El CORPUS CHRISTI DE TOLEDO

Spanish Parties & Traditions

• CASTILLA LEÓN : FIESTA DE LA VENDIMIA

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• MADRID : La verbena de la Paloma

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• MADRID : Toros La feria de San Isidro

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• Galicia : Las Meigas

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Spanish Parties & Traditions

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