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In Spain the Fiesta plays a huge role in society and lifestyle. It’s always sure to be a colorful vibrant celebration of life that will entice and excite the senses and re ignite the spirit of fun in you. They have become an integral part of Spanish culture and in some areas it seems that you can be enjoying a festival of one sort or another every day of the year.
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Malaga is no exception to the rule and hosts several major festivals which your wouldn’t want to miss, for a fully comprehensive list of dates and various fiesta contact the Malaga tourist office before you travel, this will ensure you don’t miss any important happenings. Here are just a few references to some of Malaga’s better festivals.
The Festival of the Three Kings is celebrated around the 5th of January and is a great festival for children beautiful processions and marching bands line the streets of Murcia whilst the Three Kings ride aloft a special float distributing sweets and gifts to the children in the crowds.
The Eve of San Juan is a wide spread traditional festival practiced widely throughout Spain It commemorates the Summer Solstice or the longest day of the year. An event that goes some what un-noticed in the UK in comparison in Spain it could not be more different. The Spanish are always in the mood to celebrate and what better occasion than in the glorious sunshine and long evenings of June, Set on various beaches around Malaga theatre performances, live shows, screenings of films and live music all coincided on the eve of San Juan to celebrate in style. Most performances are brought to a close with huge fireworks displays and partying late into the night.
For something very different from the UK Spain celebrates Easter week with a huge procession and various religious rites. Malaga conforms to this with it’s Catholic population taking this celebration very seriously. Large sculpted figures and images of Christ are paraded through the streets amid vast numbers of onlookers. Processions are held both day and night, this is more of a spectacle to watch but not really an engaging experience. For you culture vultures out there it could be a never before seen event.
A festival after my own heart and one I would love to attend is the Spanish Film Festival hosted in Malaga. Malaga born actor Antonio Banderas acts as honorary president, it’s an opportunity for up and coming and well established Spanish film makers to showcase their work side by side. The festival takes place in May and all over the city free screenings and show cases take place. This festival is gaining greater recognition every year and becoming increasingly popular be sure to book in advance if you can t avoid disappointment.
Feria de Malaga is undoubtedly the most extravagant grand festival of the year, if you happen to be visiting in mid August you can’t afford to miss this spectacular. This is one of the legendary southern European touring summer fairs, In Malaga however it goes on for a whole ten days. The festivities are started when every business, shop and office closes and everyone heads to witness the magical opening fireworks display. Festivities continues throughout the ten days with parades, acts, folk lore, street performers etc the Arabian horse procession is one of the best, brightly decorated fantastically train horses are paraded through Malaga to Spanish music. This fair has many new modern components but it still retains many traditional elements such as Flamenco, bull fighting and gypsy dancing.
Immerse your self fully in Spanish traditions by taking in a fiesta. There’s no greater time-honored spectacle in the country |
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