The Near Death Experiences festival, officially named “Romería de Santa Marta de Ribarteme”, is a celebration held every July 29th in San Xosé de Ribarteme, As Neves, in the province of Pontevedra.
The highlight of this romeria it is the fact that some people participate in it in coffins, being carried by family and friends. This is how local people show gratitude towards Saint Martha – patron saint of resurrection, after surviving a close brush with death or asking for a cure from a serious illness. Continue reading Near Death Experiences, As Neves -Pontevedra→
“Curro de Candaoso” or ‘Rapa Das Bestas’ ofSan Andrés de Boimente takes place on the first Sunday in July. During the early hours and after the traditional breakfast of garlic soup, the horsemen round up the semi-feral horses living on the mountain and lead them to the ‘curro’ (corral), where the spectacle begins around eleven am. Continue reading “Curro de Candaoso” Viveiro, Lugo→
The Baby Jumping is the popular name by which the Spanish festival of “El Colacho” is internationally known. It is held in Castrillo de Murcia, Burgos province, as part of the Corpus Christi celebrations (from Wednesday before Corpus until the following Monday). The odd procession will take place on June 14, 2020.
The Procession of “Las Turbas”, as the “Camino al Calvario” (The Road to Calvary) is popularly known, takes place on Good Friday (April 10, 2020)
It is the most emblematic procession of the Holy Week of Cuenca as it is the only one on which the “turbas”(mob) take part in a procession. The “turbos”, as the members are known, recreate with bugles and drums the mockery Jesus was subjected to on the way to the crucifixion.
