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One of the most important
holidays is Christmas. Christmas in the streets are decorated
with lights and trees everywhere and one of the most important
is a living Bethlehem. Christmas range from December 24 until
January 6. Also goes by the street on January 5, a day full of
riding toys and candy to throw in the streets on behalf of the 3
Wise Kings.
Another of the festival is the carnival. The carnival people
disguise up and sing songs with lyrics that can be very
significant to criticize the policy or simply talk about the
love of a mother with her child. The carnival lasts about 2 or 3
weeks in February.
In March or April, depending on the year changes the date, there
is one weeks called the "Semana Santa" in which
citizens are on the street and loaded and do penance to the
figures representing the Passion of Christ.
In May is the Spring Fair. The fair people sing and dance. Women
are dressed in a suit which is the typical flamenco
dresses and the people who have horses can participate in
contests. This event occurs in early May and lasts for 4 days.
Another of the festival is the
Fair of Urta. In this fair tasting cuisine based on fish because
Rota is a coastal village.
Finally, in the month of October is the patron saint festival of
the Virgen Del Rosario. Are chosen to the Ladies of the town and
more and the Lady is celebrated with concerts, fireworks and a
cavalcade.
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