AUGUST VIRGIN'S FESTIVITIES by Ramón, María Mira, Inma and Ángel
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EntertainmentThese festivities have different types of entertainment for all the ages. For children to begin the festivity, cabezudos are celebrated. They are people who wear costumes with a big head. (Picture of cabezudos) There are also different attractions like the mechanic bull, carousels, elastic beds or the crash cars which are working all the night every days. (Pictures of carousels, elastic beds and crash cars) For young people there are open-air drinking session where you can know many people and talk and then there are pubs for continue with the party, too. One attraction which is very famous it’s the tombola, all people bought tickets to win prizes that you don’t know what they are until you open them. (Picture of tombola) Or the stand of lead shotgun for throw objects you can win. (Picture of lead shotgun) The stand’s wine is there too if you want taste one. (You can see the picture below) And finally the entertainment of the adult people is the swimming pool, a place where there is an orchestra and you can dance pasodobles, rock, pop, salsa, spree, etc. Moreover, you can talk while you are dancing and drinking. |
More Activities
Moreover, the party, the food and the religion aren't everything you can see. There are many different activities that make our festivity more interesting.
Some years ago, there was an unusual tradition that lasted seven years, a race called “crazy cars”. This event consisted on mading people drive a car ,made by themselves, through the most important street of Vilches, “El camino Real”. The person who won must finish the tour in the shortest time.
These cars were pretty strange, from a box of tobacco to a pig. The succes of this competition was (like we have said) the cars. Pictures are better than words, so see them.
See pictures below.
Furthermore, there is a video in youtube where you can see more about this event.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP81M8Xe--Y
In addition, every year the local government and the most important associations of our town celebrates more events, for example:
-Hot-air ballon
-Cards championship and dominoes championship for the aged people.
-Fishing contest in the Guadalen reservoir.
Finally, there is a big event that many people are always waiting for during, the bullfight. In Vilches, there is bull ring but it is not used because we use one portable. It receives many important bullfighters every years. During the performance, the popular band play some lively pasodobles that encourage the audience.
Moreover, there is also a run where the young people have a good time running and dodging the bull. You can see it in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUTy79N0HAo
Well, you know more about our culture now. What's more, you should come to celebrate them with us this summer. Come on, what are you waiting for! :)