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La Vijanera
La Vijanera is a fiesta of festive nature that takes place in the town of Silió ( Molledo), Cantabria (Spain) on the first Sunday of each year. Due to its popularity and tradition, it has been declared a Fiesta of National Tourist Interest. The fiesta Originally, La Vijanera was celebrated in the valleys of Iguña, Toranzo, Trasmiera, Campoo and Polaciones but now the only place in the region where it is just Silió. The first carnival of the year in Europe is a colorful masquerade involving approximately 60 characters (all male), ''la madama'', ''el mancebo'', ''los trapajones'', ''el oso'' and ''su dueño'', ''el pasiego'', ''el caballero'', ''la Pepa'' or ''Pepona'', ''el médico'', ''el domador'', ''el húngaro'', ''el viejo'' and ''la vieja'', all dressed in a colorful and own function and symbolism. But the real stars of the festival are los zarramacos because of the importance of their role. These are people dressed in sheepskins and weevils hats in addition to ...
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Polaciones
Polaciones is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the ea ..., Spain. :es:Anexo:Municipios de Cantabria Geography Localities * Belmonte, pop. 20 * Callecedo (Callecéu), pop. 14 * Cotillos, pop. 6 * La Laguna (La Llaúna), pop. 12 * Lombraña (Capital), pop. 13 * Pejanda, pop. 15 * Puente Pumar (La Puente), pop. 48 * Salceda (Zarcea), pop. 16 * San Mamés, pop. 23 * Santa Eulalia (Santa Olalla), pop. 10 * Tresabuela, pop. 29 * Uznayo (Uznayu), pop. 43 References Municipalities in Cantabria {{Cantabria-geo-stub ...
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Carnivals In Spain
Carnival is a Catholic Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival typically involves public celebrations, including events such as parades, public street parties and other entertainments, combining some elements of a circus. Elaborate costumes and masks allow people to set aside their everyday individuality and experience a heightened sense of social unity.Bakhtin, Mikhail. 1984. ''Rabelais and his world''. Translated by H. Iswolsky. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Original edition, ''Tvorchestvo Fransua Rable i narodnaia kul'tura srednevekov'ia i Renessansa'', 1965. Participants often indulge in excessive consumption of alcohol, meat, and other foods that will be forgone during upcoming Lent. Traditionally, butter, milk, and other animal products were not consumed "excessively", rather, their stock w ...
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