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Festivities of invierno de Estercuel (San Antón)

Estercuel, Andorra-Sierra de Arcos, Teruel

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Festivities of invierno de Estercuel (San Antón)

Activity · Estercuel, Andorra-Sierra de Arcos, Teruel

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Estercuel leads the winter festivities of the Teruel Bajo Aragón with the Encamisada, its distinctive way of celebrating the San Antón bonfire, on 17 January. The feast of the Sanantones, celebrated on the weekend closest to the 19th, begins with the Salve sung at the Santos Mártires gate and the lighting of the bonfires, followed by the procession and cavalcade of the Encamisada through the whole village, the communal supper by the fire and the traditional El Reinau dance. The following day comes the Llega, a neighbourhood collection to cover the cost of the festivity, the High Mass with candles and the distribution of blessed bread, ending with refreshments and the Baile de las Coronas, which represents the change of festive authorities.

Photo: Jennifer Woodard Maderazo from Barcelona, Spain (CC BY 2.0)

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