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The Way of St. James–Much More Than Just a Long Journey on Foot
Pilgrims from all over the world have followed the Way of Saint James (Camino de Santiago) for a thousand years. Originally a religious pilgrimage to the apocryphal tomb of St. James, the walk soon...
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Wrestling Wild Horses in the Rapa das Bestas de Sabucedo, Galicia
Every summer the mountain villages of Galicia, Spain’s northwestern region, celebrate A Rapa das Bestas, The Trimming of the Horses. This custom that some say dates back almost 350 years is for the...
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Luminarias’ Controversial Flames Blaze Anew
Las Luminarias is a religious festival celebrated each year in the village of San Bartolomé de los Pinares, in the province of Ávila, in honor of San Antonio de Abad, patron saint of animals....
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Passionate Catalan Rites of Spring: Burning Green Onions
Chloe Scott-Moncrieff writes from Barcelona for The Independent, March 8, 2014–The Spanish couples next to me couldn’t contain themselves as they ate. Chatting excitedly, they all wore bibs and gloves,...
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Amoroso–A Spanish Fighting Bull’s Short Story
A Documentary for People Who Like Bulls More Than Bullfighters New Atlantis Digital Media (2002)–The fighting bull is a species that notoriously represents Spanish identity. However, it is commonly...
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“Vengo,” Spanish Gypsy Flamenco Film
We’ve already published an extract from this passionate French film shot in Spanish about a Gypsy blood feud, but we suspect you may enjoy seeing the complete version. Antonio Canales, one of Spain’s...
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Human Towers of Tarragona – In Pictures
Team members climb over one another to add further layers to their tower during the 25th edition of the Contest Castells, which is held every two years. The Guardian.com–The tradition of building human...
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Spanish Shepherds Protest with Flocks in Madrid Streets
Shepherds threatened by urban sprawl, modern agricultural practices CBC.ca–Shepherds guided a flock of 2,000 sheep through Madrid’s streets on Sunday in defence of ancient grazing, droving and...
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Spain: Pilgrim’s Progress
With a little help from two wheels and a combustion engine, Mike Cowling joins the faithful at Santiago de Compostela. Yorkshire Post.co.uk–The emotion of it all was too much as tears streamed down...
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Spanish Parents Must Support Their Children Financially for Life
A Spanish court orders a divorced father to pay nearly £300 a month to his 31-year-old daughter in perpetuity James Badcock writes for Telegraph.co.uk–Spanish parents must continue to support their...
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