Hi guys!
I’m going
to tell you something about the festival of Castellón, “Las fiestas de la
Magdalena.” This festival has passed,
but we had a lot of exams and we couldn’t write before.
The festivities
take place on the third Saturday of Lent; this year they started on second of
March and ended on tenth of the same month. These festivities have as a reason the commemoration of the origins of the city, and moving
it from the hill of the Magdalena to the
flat in 1251.
In
2010 they have considered of international tourist interest.
During
this week you can do different activities, and also you can see a lot of
parades with music and animation.
I think the more representative day is the
first Sunday because the “castelloneros” (people who live in Castellón) walk from the city center to the top of the hill. This
procession is called “la romería” and they do it wearing the typical shirt, and
one reed in their hands. When they
arrived at the top, they eat a typical foot called “ximos”; also lupines, peanuts and dried sausages. It’s typical to
buy a small cupcake with a hole in the middle called “rollo”. At mid-afternoon they return to the city.
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