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Day of the Pañolá

Bolaños de Calatrava, Campo de Calatrava, Ciudad Real

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Day of the Pañolá

Activity · Bolaños de Calatrava, Campo de Calatrava, Ciudad Real

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The Día de la Pañolá of Bolaños de Calatrava (Ciudad Real) commemorates the murder of more than twenty people, including municipal authorities, at the hands of Carlist guerrillas on 3 February 1837. Since 1838 the festival has been celebrated on 4 February, moving the feast of San Blas to that day. The Brotherhood of the Souls raised alms by auctioning local produce in the square, and the local Bolaños custom of filling a handkerchief with garrapiñadas, toasted almonds and nougats and giving it away gave the festival its name, also known as the Almendrillas.

4 de febrero

Photo: José Manuel Sanchez de Toro (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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