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The raising of the Mayo of Casarrubuelos

Casarrubuelos, Comarca Sur, Madrid

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The raising of the Mayo of Casarrubuelos

Activity · Casarrubuelos, Comarca Sur, Madrid

Image of Casarrubuelos, not of the place itself.

Every 1 May the young men bring a poplar some thirty metres tall from the riverside grove, fit its crown on and raise it in the square in honour of the Most Holy Christ of the Vera Cruz; the maypole stays up until the end of the month.

Photo: Dirección General de Turismo. Consejería de Economía e Innovación Tecnológica. Comunidad de Madrid (CC BY 3.0 es)

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