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Santa Bárbara, the miners' festival

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Santa Bárbara, the miners' festival

Curiosity · Guardo, Alto Carrión, Palencia

Image of Guardo, not of the place itself.

On 4 December Guardo celebrates Santa Bárbara, patron saint of miners: despite the closure of the pits, the date remains the most notable day of the calendar for the families of the anthracite coalfield.

Photo: Alejandro Polanco (CC BY 3.0)

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