A good way to enjoy the holiday is approaching the traditional festivals and cultural site being visited. The non-religious parties are of great importance and can be found all over Spain.

Fallas

·  Location: Valencia.

·  Date: 1 to March 19 or so.

·  History: Fallas have their origins in the eighteenth century when craftsmen used to illuminate the streets in winter with torches covered in a kind of chandeliers. In summer, burned and carpenters utilized to clean their shops remnants of wood and furniture unusable.

Soon this annual burning became popular celebration and what at first were old wood, became popular ninots, which are contained satirical of the society of that time. This festival was rejected at first by the bourgeoisie and the clergy because they were the primary object of criticism. Subsequently started to be celebrated by all.

·  Observances: this festival has been declared International Tourist Interest. The faults are formed by several statues sculptures satirizan character or an aspect of social life at the time. It was planted in the squares of districts and there remain a few days so that everyone can see them.

The fireworks (castles), firecrackers and flying (mascletás) are the main protagonists of these dates on the streets tremble with the outbreak of gunpowder. The festivals are Fallera chaired by the Mayor and his court.

The religious celebrations also represented in Valencia. One of the most important is the wreath to the Virgen de los Desamparados, in which hundreds of faithful him levan flowers to decorate your mantle.

Fallas culminate with the cream, which burn up all the flaws disappear, but one that survives and is known as the ninot indultat. This figure began retained in 1924 to petition the Valencians not to destroy all the ninots.

Feria de Abril

·  Place: Sevilla.

·  Date: Sevilla Fair is held, usually the last week of April in a compound on the outskirts of the city. It takes in thousands of people from all over Spain.

·  History has its inception on August 25, 1846 when Narciso Bonaplata and Jose Maria Ybarra signed a proposal submitted to the Cabildo Municipal asking permission for the days 19, 20 and April 21 will hold an annual fair. Since then the April Fair has been held annually.

·  Observances: throughout the week that lasts Fair, Sevillians dress in the traditional costume, in calesa ride, drink chamomile and dance sevillanas to fatigue under the lights of the lanterns. The fair opens with the opening of the lighting.

The traditional booths, and sites covered with canvas awnings, previously reserved for refuge from the sun and to close the deals to buy cattle, have become places of dancing and assembly. The booths now belong to the various rocks and consists mostly of private access, with the exception of the municipal stand.

Descent International Sella

·  Place: Arriondas and Ribadesella, Asturias.

·  Date: first Saturday of the month of August.

·  History: This festival has its origins 1929 when Dionisio de la Huerta (founder) decided to lower the Piloña River (a tributary of Sella) in a canvas canoe with a friend. The following year, repeated the experience, this time down the river So, year after year, became a tradition to unleash on the multitudinous drop it now.

·  Observances: sporting competition brings together palistas worldwideThis festival, declared as International Tourist Interest, is characterized by large numbers of people congregate. Anyone who comes makes wearing the traditional paper and necklaces picona overburden, which is a hat typical of Asturias.

In Arriondas, the night before the feast begins to decline. The next morning, after the starting signal for palistas, a train leaves the villa traveling around the edge of the river and stopping to their passengers can enjoy sporting competition.

The arrival in Ribadesella becomes another big celebration. The town is full of tents where the crowd of visitors spend the night. The acts were closed with the presentation of prizes to the winners and a big party in the street that lasts all night.

The Patum Berga

·  Place: Berga, Catalonia.

·  Date: Day of Corpus starts and lasts for five days.

·  History: The festival has its origins in 1525 and represents the struggle between Christians and Muslims and the struggle of the Archangel Michael against Lucifer. It also commemorates the joy of the people depend directly by the king and not a feudal lord and mockery to Abul-Afer, which is a Muslim who invaded them.

·  Observances: this holiday was declared the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2005. It represents the struggle of good against evil, of the Moors against Christians, against the Giants and the Angels cabezudos against the demons.

Animals fantasy, fire and gunpowder are key elements in the Patum of Berga. All citizens are a hat and old clothes to take to the streets to celebrate the traditional festival.

Moors and Christians

·  Location: Niagara Falls, NY. It also takes place in some towns of Castilla-La Mancha, Murcia and Valencia.

·  Date: the feast of Moors and Christians is normally holds on 22, 23 and April 24, unless they coincide very close to Easter.

·  History: these holidays are rooted in the events of 1276, although not organized for the first time until the sixteenth century. In honor of the patron saint of the city, St. George, about 5,000 people represent the battle between Muslims and Christians.

·  Observances: are divided into three days. The first welcomed the entry of Christians, in the morning, and the Moors, in the afternoon. The second day, it is the procession of the relic.. The third embassies Moorish and Christian make their parades separately.

On the last day both sides face at the Battle of the Arbucería. LThe events end with the emergence of St. George, at 21:30, on the battlements of the castle.

Tomatina

·  Place: Buñol, Valencia.

·  Dates: August last Wednesday.

·  History: in 1944, a fight between youths who wanted to participate in a parade and cabezudos giants. There was a post near vegetables and began to throw tomatoes each other.

The following year he repeated the battle, but this time carrying tomatoes from their homes. After several years in which he repeated the same action, the party became popularly established as such.

·  Observances: thousands of young people gather each year to rid their friendly battle campal. The only weapon are kilos and kilos of tomatoes mature. The fight began with the explosion of a rocket and ending with the launch of another.

Tamborrada San Sebastián

·  Place: San Sebastian.

·  Date: January 19.

·  Story: the oldest is the Gaztelubide. The first Tamborrada (group of people playing the drums) took place on January 19, 1934, acts of inauguration of the premises of the new company Gaztelubide. Since then, it has become an emblem that toured the streets each January 19.

·  Observances: Tamborrada is a popular celebration is a great parade of people playing drums and bass drums with the March of San Sebastian. Each January 19 opens the festivities at the Plaza of the Constitution of the city.

The Tamborrada is composed of two groups: the drummers, who play the drums and wearing army uniforms from the era of Napoleon, and the cooks and aguadoras, touching the barrel and herrada.