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FERIA
DE AGOSTO
The city's major summer festival commemorates
the reconquest of the city from the Moors
by the Reyes Catlicos (Catholic Monarchs)
on 19th August 1487. During the third week
in August the centre is transformed into one
big street party where entertainment is guaranteed.
Join in the fun by tasting the local sweet
wine and dance to the music in the street
with everyone else. All the locals dress up
in their finest traditional costumes for the
occasion. At night, the festival moves to
the new Real fairground in the suburbs where
you will find carnival rides, party tents
and live music that continue until early morning.
It's an exciting, vibrant and colorful event
that shouldn't be missed. The Town Hall lays
on free buses to and from the fairground from
the Alameda Principal (Main Avenue).
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SEMANA
SANTA
Málaga is the better place to enjoy
the Easter(Semana Santa) celebrations.The
highpoint are however the processions, which
took place everyday. There were various each
day and some lasted until deep in the night.
Huge tempels with virgens or scenes from the
passion of Christ are carried by up to 200
men through the sometimes narrow streets of
the town. They are accompanied by music bands
who play a special traditional music and Cofradias
(unions), that all wear pointed hats. The
atmosphere is unique and very exciting. |
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FIESTA MAYOR DE VERDILALES
Los Verdiales are traditional forms of song
and dance from rural areas of Málaga
province. On December 28th every year (April
Fool's Day in Spain), there's a competition
in Venta San Cayetano del Puerto de la Torre,
on the outskirts of of the city, to decide
which village troupe sing and dance the best.
It is a great excuse for a party and it goes
on all night long. Thousands of people turn
up. There's good music, good food and the
wine flows freely. It's like a proper, old-fashioned
village festival that takes place in town.
It is worth going for the food alone!
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CARNAVAL
DE MÁLAGA
Carnival is always celebrated in a very special
way in Málaga, even though it´s not an official
festival. From the very beginning, carnival
troups start their competition with jokes
and street bands. Afterwards Carnival takes
to the streets with a mounted procession which
goes all through the centre of town and major
streets leading the way. Lots of people from
Málaga dress up to take part in the parade
and others enjoy watching the groups perform
in the streets. During the night on one of
the last days, street bands sing and perform
all night long on stages set up on Plaza del
Carbón, Plaza de los Mártires and Plaza de
Las Flores. On the eve of the end of Carnival
there is a big carnival dance and the last
day there is yet another parade, which is
called the parade of the Burial of the Sardine.
The route of this procession leads from Esperanza
Bridge, Hilera Street, Pasillo de Santo Domingo,
Pasillo de Santa Isabel, Cisneros, Especerías,
Larios, Plaza de la Marina, Paseo de los Curas,
to La Malagueta beach. |
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