Traditional Spanish Festivals

SPAI TRADITIONAL SPANISH EVENTS NOW BANNED Bull Run July 7th-14th Goat Throwing Festival Pamplona - Navarra (3) Late January Manganeses de la Polvorosa - Castile and leon (4) Human Tower competition 3rd October Tarragona - Catalonia (2) Festival of Near Death Experience 29th July As Neves - Galicia (5) Tomatina - Tomato Fight Fourth Wednesday August Bийol - Valemncia Devil vs Turnips festival (1) Late Janurary Piornal - Extremadura (6) Giant water Fight June 24 Lanjaron - Andalusia (7) SPAINSPAINSPAIN Background: .com Tradition: Thousands of people gather in How it began: It is theories that an argument in the to once led to tomatoes being thrown in protest. However it is also likely some people just like throwing tomatoes at each other. the stressts of Buñol and proceed 1. to throw tomatoes at each other. Tradition: Teams of people compete How it began: Apparently the tradition began in Tarragona. Reasons are unknow, but perhaps this practice proceeded to see who can build the tallest 'Castells' or human 2. the invention of the ladder. towers. Tradition: People are chaced through How it began: It is thought that when bull fighting became popular bulls were moved between stadiums through the streets. People then began running with them. the streets of Pamplona by 3. deadly deadly bulls... for fun NOW BANNED Tradition: Now illigal due to animal cruilty How it began: The orgins of this tradition vary, but involve a holy man feeding the needy with his goats milk and said goat falling from a tower. Some also someone saved it with a blanket. men would throw a goat from the top of a church and people below would 4. TRY and catch it in a blanket. say Tradition: Survivors of near death experiences How it began: The origin is believed to be pagan based and honors Saint Marta de Ribarteme, are carried through town in coffins 5. the patron of resurrection. Perhaps it is just polite to thank the Saint for saving and ends with them sharing their stories. Then a late night party. your life. How it began: Most theories of origins point to the punishing of cattle thieves. However there is also connection Tradition: Locals throw masses of turnips at a person dressed in a horned like devil costume. Beware 6. to the expulsion of evil and bad as flying turnips hurt! powers. Tradition: People travel from across Spain to How it began: The water fight is part of the Festival the town of Lanjaron to participate of Water and Ham but focus has swayed more to the water side in recent years. in one of the world's biggest annual 7. water fights and eat some of the world's best ham. SPAI TRADITIONAL SPANISH EVENTS NOW BANNED Bull Run July 7th-14th Goat Throwing Festival Pamplona - Navarra (3) Late January Manganeses de la Polvorosa - Castile and leon (4) Human Tower competition 3rd October Tarragona - Catalonia (2) Festival of Near Death Experience 29th July As Neves - Galicia (5) Tomatina - Tomato Fight Fourth Wednesday August Bийol - Valemncia Devil vs Turnips festival (1) Late Janurary Piornal - Extremadura (6) Giant water Fight June 24 Lanjaron - Andalusia (7) SPAINSPAINSPAIN Background: .com Tradition: Thousands of people gather in How it began: It is theories that an argument in the to once led to tomatoes being thrown in protest. However it is also likely some people just like throwing tomatoes at each other. the stressts of Buñol and proceed 1. to throw tomatoes at each other. Tradition: Teams of people compete How it began: Apparently the tradition began in Tarragona. Reasons are unknow, but perhaps this practice proceeded to see who can build the tallest 'Castells' or human 2. the invention of the ladder. towers. Tradition: People are chaced through How it began: It is thought that when bull fighting became popular bulls were moved between stadiums through the streets. People then began running with them. the streets of Pamplona by 3. deadly deadly bulls... for fun NOW BANNED Tradition: Now illigal due to animal cruilty How it began: The orgins of this tradition vary, but involve a holy man feeding the needy with his goats milk and said goat falling from a tower. Some also someone saved it with a blanket. men would throw a goat from the top of a church and people below would 4. TRY and catch it in a blanket. say Tradition: Survivors of near death experiences How it began: The origin is believed to be pagan based and honors Saint Marta de Ribarteme, are carried through town in coffins 5. the patron of resurrection. Perhaps it is just polite to thank the Saint for saving and ends with them sharing their stories. Then a late night party. your life. How it began: Most theories of origins point to the punishing of cattle thieves. However there is also connection Tradition: Locals throw masses of turnips at a person dressed in a horned like devil costume. Beware 6. to the expulsion of evil and bad as flying turnips hurt! powers. Tradition: People travel from across Spain to How it began: The water fight is part of the Festival the town of Lanjaron to participate of Water and Ham but focus has swayed more to the water side in recent years. in one of the world's biggest annual 7. water fights and eat some of the world's best ham.