Madrid cancels city centre sheep herding tradition to avoid bluetongue spread
The regional government in Madrid has cancelled the traditional annual herding of flocks of sheep through the centre of the Spanish capital which was scheduled...
Traditions
The rain in Spain forces cancellation of numerous Good Friday parades
Torrential rain has forced the cancellation of many Good Friday religious processions through Seville, leaving many faithful in tears in the southern Spanish city. It is...
‘Effeminate’ and ‘shameful’ poster of Jesus angers Spain’s ultra conservatives
A poster of Jesus Christ to promote Holy Week in Seville has drawn fierce criticism from Spanish ultra-conservatives, who denounced it as ‘effeminate’ and ‘offensive’ to...
Over 1,200 sheep and goats take over central Madrid in ‘Transhumance Festival’
Around 1,200 sheep and 200 goats took over the centre of Madrid with their bleating and bells on Sunday morning, as part of a festival that recreates...
The Jarramplas Festival: why in Cáceres it’s an honour to be pelted with turnips
Today is a day you’ve dreamt of for years. It’s a cold winter morning. Your neighbours are outside waiting, armed with turnips. It’s time for...
‘La Tomatina’ food fight fiesta returns to Buñol, Valencia, after 2 year absence
Thousands of people splattered each other with tomatoes on Wednesday in the town of Buñol, in the Valencia region, celebrating the return of the annual...
Spain gears up for Midsummer, ‘San Juan’ and the ‘Nit del Foc’
Spain celebrates its fiestas and traditions like no other country – and the Feast of San Juan, coinciding with the Summer Solstice or Midsummer Night, is...
