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Festivities of Santa Bárbara de Monzón

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Festivities of Santa Bárbara de Monzón

Activity · Monzón, Cinca Medio, Huesca

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Minor festival of Monzón in honour of Santa Bárbara, celebrated on 4 December, the date on which, in 1643, Spanish troops recovered the castle taken a year and a half earlier by the Franco-Catalans, the origin of this patronage. The day opens with the traditional baptism of the mayor, in which councillors and local representatives throw chestnuts and sweets from the town hall balconies to the crowd gathered below. In the afternoon the Christmas lights are switched on and the Monumental Nativity Scene is unveiled, and after nightfall the Fire Bull, a wooden structure loaded with fireworks, runs through the streets, before the nine o'clock fireworks display. It carries less significance as a public holiday than the main festival of San Mateo, celebrated on 21 September.

4 de diciembre

Photo: Francisco Martinez Arias from Monzon, España (CC BY 2.0)

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