Feria d'Arles
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Feria In the liturgy of the Catholic Church, a feria is a day of the week other than Sunday. In more recent official liturgical texts in English, the term ''weekday'' is used instead of ''feria''. If the feast day of a saint falls on such a day, the ...
d'Arles is a popular festival centered on bull activities (including bullfighting) which is held each year in
Arles Arles (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of ...
, France.


Presentation

Two different ferias take place, one in mid-September and one in April. The Easter feria in April opens the French bullfighting season and attracts more than 500,000 people, including 50,000 who assist with the bullfights in the Arles Amphitheatre.Ferias et corridas
, Ville d'Arles Numerous ''abrivados'' and bull games are organized in the city and people gather in the streets with bodegas, moving orchestras (called ''peñas'') and concerts.


References

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