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A patronal feast or patronal festival [a] [3] (Spanish: fiesta patronal; Catalan: festa patronal; Portuguese: festa patronal; Italian: festa patronale; French: fête patronale) is a yearly celebration dedicated – in countries influenced by Christianity – to the 'heavenly advocate' or 'patron' of the location holding the festival, who is a saint or virgin.
Like in other countries, "fiestas patronales" are heavily influenced by Spanish culture and religion, and are dedicated to a saint or the Blessed Virgin Mary under one of her titles. [1] [2] The festivities usually include religious processions honoring its Catholic heritage. However, elements of African and local culture have been incorporated ...
The celebration, which commonly lasts three days, takes place in late December. Ponce's Fiestas patronales are heavily influenced by Spanish culture and religion, and are a tradition held in honor of the city's patron saint, the Virgen of Guadalupe. [5] [6] [7] As such the celebration may be as old as the town itself (1692).
The San Sebastian Heifer Festival or Festival de la Novilla is a popular festival in Puerto Rico, held annually in the municipality of San Sebastián on the third weekend of January, during the town's fiestas patronales (Spanish for patron saint feast) dedicated to Saint Sebastian. The weekend-long event is one of Puerto Rico's best known ...
The current Moors and Christians Festival is the result of the merger of three different festivals First Embassy play in the Atalaya Castle. The Patronal Feast or religious element that is represented by the processions, pilgrimages and masses mainly. The Military Festival or Alarde. It is the military element, whose origin is in the old ...
Festivities of Our Lady of the Remedies (Spanish: Fiesta Patronal Nuestra Señora de los Remedios) is a festival that takes place in the northern Colombian city of Riohacha, Department of La Guajira. The festival takes place between January 20 to February 9 of each year. [1] The events vary from corralejas, street parties to horse races. [2]
The streets of a town in eastern Spain were awash in red on Wednesday as revellers flung overripe tomatoes at each other in a high-spirited battle royale during the traditional Tomatina festival.
Patronal festival (fiesta patronal), a yearly Christian religious celebration of a patron saint or virgin; Fiesta San Antonio, a 10-day event held every April in San Antonio, Texas; St. Peter's Fiesta, a five-day festival in Gloucester, Massachusetts; Fiestas de Santa Fe, a festival held in Santa Fe, New Mexico