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El Blanco or the Silent Soul

El Ballestero, Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, Albacete

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El Blanco or the Silent Soul

Activity · El Ballestero, Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, Albacete

Old tradition, one of the most deeply rooted in the province, in which a person covered in a white tunic and hood walks through the village in silence, house by house, collecting donations for the church. It is held every 28 December, and those who take part usually do so as a vow or in thanks to the Virgin.

28 de diciembre

Photo: SabejQSi (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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