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The samartino of Omaña (pig slaughter)

Murias de Paredes, La Montaña de Luna, León

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The samartino of Omaña (pig slaughter)

Food and drink · Murias de Paredes, La Montaña de Luna, León

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The pig slaughter, called samartino here, still marks the November calendar in the valley's villages and supplies with chorizo, blood sausage and marinated cuts the larder that must last until the following summer.

Photo: David Perez (CC BY 3.0)

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