Does anyone know what festival was held in Granada Spain from October 12 to October 14 of 2023? My wife and I were visiting and there were lots of parades with people carrying large religious floats and marching bands. I’ve googled it a lot even at the time I wasn’t able to figure out what was going on. But it was quite an event.
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Chicago
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Barcelona + Sweden
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Probably Día de la Hispanidad or Spanish National Day or Fiestas del Pilar. All coincide on October 12th, the Day Columbus first landed in the New World.
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OP
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It was quite a big event. They closed off the streets, set up seating for hundreds of people, there were soldiers everywhere controlling the crowds.
I wish I could post videos and photos on this forum.
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la rioja
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@Nick don't forget, in some parts the 12th is the Pilar, and it is quite a big event in Zaragoza.
Late September is the Virgin de la Angustias fiesta. The first time I visited Granada, in September of 1992, we landed in the middle of the fiesta. It was quite an event too.
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Barcelona + Sweden
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It was quite a big event
Yes well in Spain all our festivals are big events 😀
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OP
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Thanks all. I was finally able to get a note from the AirBnB host. It was the "La Magna" commemorating the XXXV national meeting of the Penitential Brotherhoods. I guess they all get together every few years and basically do the entire Holy Week in one night. Sounds like we were really lucky to be there for it.