Interesting And Famous Traditional Events In San Sebastian
The city of San Sebastian is appointed as the capital city in the province of Gipuzkoa next to the Basque Country in Spain. The locales of the city are called donostiarras. San Sebastian is a blessed city having been abounding with natural resources and fascinating landscapes, no doubt it has been visited by millions of tourists the whole year round. But other than the fascinating attractions and landscapes in San Sebastian, other reasons that draw back the attention of the tourists of coming back here is due to the city’s traditional celebrations. Some of the interesting celebrations to witness in San Sebastian are the following:
The Basque Week – this traditional celebration is celebrated every first week in the month of September. The main focus of the event is particularly on the Basque culture such like oxen wagers, stone lifting contests, pelota games, and cider tasting festival, dance exhibitions and the major highlight which is the rowing boat competition.
The San Sebastian Day – celebrated during the 20th day of January. The locales will celebrate an event which they called the “Tamborrada Festival”. At midnight, the mayor of the city will raise the San Sebastian Flag in the Konstituzio Plaza. All of the locales will stay there for a span of 24 hours and the entire city would be surrounded with drumming sounds. The adults during this event will dressed like soldiers and cooks and they will walk along the city.
The Aste Nagusia/Semana Grande – this event is celebrated in the middle month of August. The celebration feature fireworks competition which is being presented every year. The day after the competition the winner would be announced. Besides the fireworks competition, brass and bands will be poured out in the streets playing famous performances and music. There would be fairground attractions by the seaside walkway and at the beach.
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