HOLIDAYS & TRADITIONALCELEBRATIONSIN GALICIA(SPAIN)
WINTER
DECEMBER 24th CEA DE NOITEBOA Christmas Eves supper
DECEMBER 25th NADAL Christmas day
DECEMBER 31st NOITEVELLANew Year's Eve
JANUARY 5th CABALGATA DE REIS The Three Wise Men parade
FEBRUARY ANTROIDO CARNIVAL
peliqueirosboteirosvergalleirosTraditional masks and costumes
correosTraditional masks and costumesxenerais
Carnival traditional dessertsFloresFilloas e orellas
SPRING
MARCH-APRIL SEMANA SANTA Easter
roscntorrijasEaster pastry
MAY OS MAIOS THE MAYS (Spring festival)
MAY 17th DA DAS LETRAS GALEGAS GALICIAN LITERATURE DAYKing Afonso XRosala CastroPondalCurrosCastelaoCunqueiroFerreiroCasares
JUNE CORPUS CHRISTI
JUNE CORPUS CHRISTI
JUNE 23rd NOITE DE SAN XON The Eve of St. Johns Day
JUNE 23rd NOITE DE SAN XON The Eve of St. Johns Day
JUNE 23rd NOITE DE SAN XON The Eve of St. Johns Day
SUMMER
JULY 24 th VSPERA DO APSTOL The Eve of St. James day
JULY 25th DA DO APSTOL St. James day (GALICIA & SPAIN NATIONAL DAY)
JULY 26th DA DO TRAXE GALEGO Galician traditional costume day
JUNE-AUGUST RAPA DAS BESTAS
JUNE-AUGUST RAPA DAS BESTAS
AUGUST 18th & 25th OS CANEIROS MANDEO RIVER FESTIVAL
REMEMBERING OUR HISTORYKing Afonso X the wise at his court
26th-28th JUNE ARDE LUCUS LUGO ROMAN FESTIVAL
AUGUST ROMARA VIQUINGA (CATOIRA) VIKING FESTIVAL (CATOIRA)
BELIEVE IT OR NOT WE DEFEATED THEM EVERY TIME THEY CAME!
AUGUST 26th-28th FESTA DA ISTORIA RIVADAVIA MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL
August 2nd BATALLA DE ELVIA Battle of Corunna 1809Fighting against Bonaparte
August 2nd
BATALLA DE ELVIA
Battle of Corunna 1809
AUTUMN
OCTOBER 1st-8th FESTA DO MARISCO SEAFOOD FESTIVAL
4rd-12th San Froiln St. Froiln
OCTOBER 12th DA DA HISPANIDADE Columbus day VIRXE DO PILAR Virgin of the Pilar day
NOVEMBER 1st Da de Defuntos All Souls Day
All Souls Day Pastry
NOVEMBER 1st-10th MAGOSTO CHESNUT FESTIVALS
DECEMBER 6th DA DA CONSTITUCIN CONSTITUTION DAY
Bartolom E. MurilloAlonso CanoDECEMBER 8th DA DA INMACULADA CONCEPCIN
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARYS DAY
EVEN THOUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR WE WORK HARD !!
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