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Sant Roc Main Festival of Arenys de Mar

Arenys de Mar, Maresme, Barcelona

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Sant Roc Main Festival of Arenys de Mar

Activity · Arenys de Mar, Maresme, Barcelona

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The Festa de Sant Roc of Arenys de Mar is celebrated on 16 August and commemorates the town's 1607 vow (Vot de Vila), when the townspeople sought the protection of Sant Roc against the plague; it is recognised as a Festa Patrimonial d'Interès Nacional, and its most characteristic event is the procession of "macips i macipes" (young men and women), who bless the townspeople with basil-scented water using traditional "almorratxa" sprinklers.

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