Unique Festivals in Spain
It’s really hard to short down Spain’s festival list. Saint Sebastian’s Day Festival in Piornal During this street event, festivalgoers take to the street to battle with weapons with slightly more damage potential than the body-friendly ripe tomatoes of the Tomatina. The Jarramplas (essentially a man dressed as a devil) runs through the streets being pelted by the locals with hard, uncooked turnips, an act designed to ward off negativity. According to reports, the Jarramplas usually survives the festival in one piece, and then the locals go back to their daily routine as normal. Festival of Farrapada In Galicia, the…
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