Spain Folklore Part 2

On Holy Saturday the also famous outside Spain and which attract many foreigners, from Seville, for Palm Sunday, Holy Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with Roman soldiers, penitents and children in the costume of angels carrying the emblems of the Passion, of Jesus, of the Madonna and of the main characters of the Passion itself, the trumpeters and singers who recite the story of the Passion, the brotherhoods such as the one called “of silence” and at one time the disciplined and others, as well as the music and choirs. In some places, Fr. eg, in Sant Vicenz dels Horts, in San Esteban de Bas, in Verges, and elsewhere, the procession gives rise to a veritable liturgical drama. On Holy Saturday the also famous outside Spain and which attract many foreigners, from Seville, for Palm Sunday, Holy Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with Roman soldiers, penitents and children in the costume of angels carrying the emblems of the Passion, of Jesus, of the Madonna and of the main characters of the Passion itself, the trumpeters and singers who recite the story of the Passion, the brotherhoods such as the one called “of silence” and at one time the disciplined and others, as well as the music and choirs. In some places, Fr. eg, in Sant Vicenz dels Horts, in San Esteban de Bas, in Verges, and elsewhere, the procession gives rise to a veritable liturgical drama. On Holy Saturday the with Roman soldiers, penitents and children in the costume of angels carrying the emblems of the Passion, images of Jesus, the Madonna and the main characters of the Passion itself, the trumpeters and singers who recite the story of the Passion, brotherhoods like that called “of silence” and at one time the disciplined and others, as well as the music and choirs. In some places, Fr. eg, in Sant Vicenz dels Horts, in San Esteban de Bas, in Verges, and elsewhere, the procession gives rise to a veritable liturgical drama. On Holy Saturday the with Roman soldiers, penitents and children in the costume of angels carrying the emblems of the Passion, images of Jesus, the Madonna and the main characters of the Passion itself, the trumpeters and singers who recite the story of the Passion, brotherhoods like that called “of silence” and at one time the disciplined and others, as well as the music and choirs. In some places, Fr. eg, in Sant Vicenz dels Horts, in San Esteban de Bas, in Verges, and elsewhere, the procession gives rise to a veritable liturgical drama. On Holy Saturday the the brotherhoods such as the one called “of silence” and at one time the disciplined and others, as well as the music and choirs. In some places, Fr. eg, in Sant Vicenz dels Horts, in San Esteban de Bas, in Verges, and elsewhere, the procession gives rise to a veritable liturgical drama. On Holy Saturday the the brotherhoods such as the one called “of silence” and at one time the disciplined and others, as well as the music and choirs. In some places, Fr. eg, in Sant Vicenz dels Horts, in San Esteban de Bas, in Verges, and elsewhere, the procession gives rise to a veritable liturgical drama. On Holy Saturday the caramelles, or Easter songs and on Easter day special traditional sweets are eaten, while Monday is celebrated with cheerful picnics. Also very animated are, after the ceremonies of Holy Week and the celebration of the death of Judas (a puppet of tow and straw that represents the traitor and against whom he shoots himself until he burns), the Easter celebrations in Andalusia. Grandiose floats are also made in Valenza on the feast of Corpus Domini, with the representation of the beheading of the innocent saints, the seven deadly sins with the Moma, and various rides. In the days of Spain Giovanni and Spain Pietro. throughout Castile, and elsewhere on other occasions (especially in Valencia), the so-called enramadas are made ; for Spain Giovanni the traditional fires are lit, while in Valenza for Spain Giuseppe les falles (sing. falla), or masked wooden puppets, are prepared and burned. Apart from the strictly religious festivals, other occasions for joy are provided by the rondas, which young people do almost everywhere, going around at night to sing serenades, with guitars and other instruments and, the nights preceding the spring or spring festivals. in summer (S. Giovanni, Spain Pietro, etc.) the noisy outdoor vigils, or verbenas. The great festivals of Seville are very famous, from 18 to 21 April and from 28 to 30 September, in the Prado de San Sebastián. The numerous pilgrimages, or romerias, also become manifestations of joy. The custom of the plantar Maggi is also widespread (see May).

Traditional dances play a large part in almost every holiday. Among these, a notable group is constituted by the warrior dances, characteristic of the Basque countries, such as the zortriko, the aurresku, the espata – dantza, etc. But we should not forget the Catalan contrapás, and finally the most well-known dances, which tend to spread, such as the bolero, the fandango (v.), The flamenco, the jota (v.), Of Andalusian origin and probably Valencian quest last, but which according to B. Foz all date back to the ancient Canarian and Gypsy dances; while other dances, such as the Galician muiñeira, are falling into disuse.

Of course, among the popular demonstrations, bullfights (see) and cockfights (especially in Valenza) should not be forgotten, and, among the games, the Basque pelota. But for several years the game of football, and modern sports in general, has been developing in Spain with singular success – even in the international field; which, however, have not eliminated the most ancient games of strength and dexterity, such as the bar (in Aragon, barrón: iron stick 75 cm long, weighing from 7 to 10 kg., which is thrown as far as possible fall vertically) and others.

Weddings are celebrated with great pomp. In New Castile, the night before the wedding, the bride sleeps with the godmother and the groom with the godfather; the wedding banquet is a very important element of the whole ceremony. In the Montaña de León, one is celebrated immediately after the reunited families have, in great secrecy, given their consent to the wedding and stipulated the marriage agreements; in Murcia, two banquets are celebrated, the first in the bride’s house, the second in the groom’s. The beginnings of a love affair, such as the request for marriage, give rise to several very interesting manifestations, p. ex. in Asturias and in Léon.

Mourners still take part in funerals, for example in New Castile (plañideras), Asturias (lloronas) and at least in some parts of Extremadura. The custom of the funeral banquet is widespread; in Catalonia the ancient custom of offering the priest bread and wine is still in force; in Galicia, that of the abellón: that is, after a meal, a circumambulation of the corpse in which the participants imitate, with their mouths closed, the hum of the bee.