Spanish Parties & Traditions Free Time Under Microscope: Diversity Enriching Unified Europe ? IES Barrio de Bilbao (Madrid) Istambul 16-20, April 2012

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Spanish Parties & Traditions Spain has been modelated by the culture of the different populations that along the history have lived in the Iberian peninsula. Our history provides a lot of examples for common life of different cultures, traditions, religions,... Spanish culture is mediterranean, open to the sea, the free air activity, the sun, with a large influence of agriculture, cattle farming and technology knowledge of phoenicians, celts, greeks, carthaginian, romans, germans, jewish, muslim, christian,... It is possible to trace back our parties and traditions to its origin in one of these cultures.

Spanish Parties & Traditions Now, there is a large influence in our parties and tradition of the chatolic church, but a lot of chatolic parties are coming from ancient traditions. Our parties and traditions are devoted basically to Astronomical events (Equinox,..) Agriculture events The sea The natural elements (fire, light, water, forest,...) The animals (horse, bull,...) Emotions (Carnival, wine,...) Our ancestors Our history Human values Chatolic parties …

Spanish Parties & Traditions

ASTURIAS: El descenso del Sella

Spanish Parties & Traditions CANTABRIA: La noche mágica de San Juan

Spanish Parties & Traditions EUSKADI: Tamborrada de San Sebastián

Spanish Parties & Traditions Rioja : Los danzadores de zancos de AnguianoLos danzadores de zancos de Anguiano

Spanish Parties & Traditions ARAGÓN : FIESTAS DEL PILAR EN ZARAGOZA

Spanish Parties & Traditions CATALUÑA : Castells

Spanish Parties & Traditions COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA : FIESTA DE MOROS Y CRISTIANES

Spanish Parties & Traditions COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA : LA NOCHE DE SAN JUAN ALICANTE

Spanish Parties & Traditions COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA : LA TOMATINA DE BUÑOL

Spanish Parties & Traditions MURCIA : TAMBORADA DE MULA

Spanish Parties & Traditions ANDALUCÍA : EL ROCÍO

Spanish Parties & Traditions ANDALUCÍA : EL CARNAVAL DE CÁDIZ

Spanish Parties & Traditions EXTREMADURA : LOS TOROS DE SAN JUAN EN CORIA

Spanish Parties & Traditions EXTREMADURA : DIA DEL JAMÓN EN MONASTERIO

Spanish Parties & Traditions CASTILLA LA MANCHA : El CORPUS CHRISTI DE TOLEDO

Spanish Parties & Traditions CASTILLA LEÓN : FIESTA DE LA VENDIMIA

Spanish Parties & Traditions MADRID : La verbena de la Paloma

Spanish Parties & Traditions MADRID : Toros La feria de San Isidro

Spanish Parties & Traditions Galicia : Las Meigas

Spanish Parties & Traditions

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