2022
FERIA DEL PUERTO DE SANTA MARÍA - INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL DAY
Hello, I am Alejandra and this time we have joined the International Cultural day coordinated by the Nepal Community (Laxmi and Bishow).
We choose one tipical celebration from the South of Spain, LA FERIA.
If you want to see us in motion we invite you to watch the video version
LA FERIA is an evolution from cattle fairs from the XV century, were Merchants negotiated with pigs, horses, sheep, cows and all kinds of animals.
We started our meet-up in the Central fountain.
On the Fair Ground you can see long tents, CASETAS, erect during a week every year on spring.
These CASETAS contains Bars where you can:
- Eat Spanish fast food like fried fish, green peppers, spanish omelette, a delicious huevada a mix of eggs with green peppers and serrano ham, seafood...
- Drink. One special is Fino Wine, a dry white Sherry elaborated in the area. And there is a very popular version of it, a Beverage mixing this Fino Wine and Soda.
- Tables for eating , talking, dancing...
- A dance area.
We can wear FLAMENCO dresses:
Women: the dress is hugging the body until mid thigh, then several layers of ruffles.
The outfit is complete with flowers in the hair, big earrings, bracelets and a shawl over the shoulders.
Men: they wear a hat, boots and a short jacket.
The pathway is made of ALBERO, a yellow earth (remember we are travelling to the cattle fairs from the past). You can see many horsemen and horsewomen even the police and it´s very common to have a horse carriage ride.
The DANCE is very important in this celebration. You don´t stop dancing all kind of music, but the most popular are:
- Sevillanas: is composed of 4 parts and each part is divided in three parts. So you spend 3-5 depending on the speed of the song.
- Flamenco: this is more professional. and people in a brave spontaneous way go out and dance.
KIDS have a lot of fun in "El infierno" we call it that way because the music is very high and there are attractions and Roller-Coasters.
They can eat sweets, cotton-candies, churros with chocolate and fritters.
The Main Entrance, LA PORTADA usually change every year, but the three last ones we have had this bull because is a symbol of the city.
We have noticed that the ACCESSIBILITY is important. Most of the Casetas have a ramp to access and in some of them we have seen adapted toilets, and the busses have a lift ramp and are ready to different needs.
We are very happy because GLASS RECYCLING is included in most of the casetas. We go in the good direction :))
One of the main ways to go and come from the Feria is by BUS, and this is the option we choose.
This is how LA FERIA del Puerto de Santa María looks like. Would you like to come?
Thank you very much for reading this post and have been interested in the Spanish Culture.
Alejandra.
@AlejandraMaria wrote:
FERIA DEL PUERTO DE SANTA MARÍA - INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL DAY
Hello, I am Alejandra and this time we have joined the International Cultural day coordinated by the Nepal Community (Laxmi and Bishow).
We choose one tipical celebration from the South of Spain, LA FERIA.
If you want to see us in motion we invite you to watch the video version
LA FERIA is an evolution from cattle fairs from the XV century, were Merchants negotiated with pigs, horses, sheep, cows and all kinds of animals.
We started our meet-up in the Central fountain.
On the Fair Ground you can see long tents, CASETAS, erect during a week every year on spring.
These CASETAS contains Bars where you can:
- Eat Spanish fast food like fried fish, green peppers, spanish omelette, a delicious huevada a mix of eggs with green peppers and serrano ham, seafood...
- Drink. One special is Fino Wine, a dry white Sherry elaborated in the area. And there is a very popular version of it, a Beverage mixing this Fino Wine and Soda.
- Tables for eating , talking, dancing...
- A dance area.
We can wear FLAMENCO dresses:
Women: the dress is hugging the body until mid thigh, then several layers of ruffles.
The outfit is complete with flowers in the hair, big earrings, bracelets and a shawl over the shoulders.
Men: they wear a hat, boots and a short jacket.
The pathway is made of ALBERO, a yellow earth (remember we are travelling to the cattle fairs from the past). You can see many horsemen and horsewomen even the police and it´s very common to have a horse carriage ride.
The DANCE is very important in this celebration. You don´t stop dancing all kind of music, but the most popular are:
- Sevillanas: is composed of 4 parts and each part is divided in three parts. So you spend 3-5 depending on the speed of the song.
- Flamenco: this is more professional. and people in a brave spontaneous way go out and dance.
KIDS have a lot of fun in "El infierno" we call it that way because the music is very high and there are attractions and Roller-Coasters.
They can eat sweets, cotton-candies, churros with chocolate and fritters.
The Main Entrance, LA PORTADA usually change every year, but the three last ones we have had this bull because is a symbol of the city.
We have noticed that the ACCESSIBILITY is important. Most of the Casetas have a ramp to access and in some of them we have seen adapted toilets, and the busses have a lift ramp and are ready to different needs.
We are very happy because GLASS RECYCLING is included in most of the casetas. We go in the good direction :))
One of the main ways to go and come from the Feria is by BUS, and this is the option we choose.
This is how LA FERIA del Puerto de Santa María looks like. Would you like to come?
Thank you very much for reading this post and have been interested in the Spanish Culture.
Alejandra.
Wow Alejandra,
Who is this beautiful lady in red? 😀😀😀
Good evening from the Maldives.
Excellent recap Alejandra. Wish you success in your future meet-ups too.
Ciao.