After a very warm
welcome we went to the apartment which my Spanish family prepared
especially for us with all the necessary amenities.
They gave us an hour
to dress up in "Fiestas" costumes and we went to celebrate
with dozens of people on the streets. The day of "Fiestas"
begins in exactly the same way as it ends: dancing and singing start
from 9 a.m. and they last till 5 a.m. next day. One may ask: Where
does the energy of all those people come from? Most likely its
because of drinking litres of traditional Spanish wine from La Riojy
which tastes really good.
Fiestas is a time of
the year when everyone is celebrating, not only young people but also
the elderlies and kids. They sit all together in pubs so the
generation gap seems to be not existed any more. From time to time
they go to observe bullfighting (corrida) or the running of the
bulls, where the bulls are lead through the streets. Sometimes you
can notice the march of Charanga which is sort of parade of the local
musical band. The musicians (most of them are amateurs) hold
"Gigantes" - two literally gigantic puppets which aim to
resemble King and Queen of the town.
It's hard to put
into words the joy and energy that all those people in Funes gave us
and their amazing hospitality. They offered us a lot of popular
Spanish dishes and took to the places where we had not even dreamed
of.
Therefore, I'm
sharing with you some of my pictures, they can somehow illustrate
the great time we had in Funes!
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