Romeria de Torrijos in Valencina de la Concepcion (Sevilla)
Today was our local romeria, the Romeria de Torrijos. I have written more about it in more detail on my other blog. A romeria (pilgrimage) is a typical event in Spain, when the people from the town or...
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Devotees (or the merely curious, like us), head for the Hacienda’s chapel to see the visiting Virgin, and the Christ statue. Another year, another Romeria de Torrijos in the village where we live. For...
View ArticleSnapshots from El Rocio 2014
This rociera has a peineta (comb) dedicated to the Virgen del Rocio, adored focus of Spain’s biggest pilgrimage. Oranges tied to a simpecado (ox-drawn float carrying an image of the Virgin del Rocio),...
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