I am so missing visiting spain with its wonderful traditions and colour. its about this time in Vejer de la Fronterra that the annual april feria occurs 10 days after Easter. Easter, or Semana Santa as it is called in Spain is such a big occasion , more important than Xmas, with its evening street procession carrying the statues of Jesus on Good Friday and Easter Sunday bull run in the narrow streets, it is a sight that you never forget. The feria, that follows is a mini version of the seville feria, which if you have never seen is just spectacular, horses and carriages, flamenco dresses and full of colour and splendour; vejer’s feria is held in the new town, which is only 15 mins walk from my house, but mainly consists of a few casitas (tents for eating drinking and dancing) and an enormous fairground! but for 4 nights there will be numerous flamenco shows and horse riding events. the local school children clamber on their floats and there is a procession through the old town to the new town – there are so many festival days in spain, you need to check the calendars before you go so that you can watch them – there is a feria in almost every town in spain at some time of the year – its what makes Spain a wonderful country still steeped in tradition and fun. sadly due to the pandemic, it will have been more than a year of disruption – so I am not even sure what celebrations will be happening; I am so hoping that by the end of the year, life will resume as it used to be……
christina wilson sweet nothings 