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Festivities of la Virgen del Pilar de Pilar de la Horadada

Pilar de la Horadada, El Baix Segura, Alicante

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Festivities of la Virgen del Pilar de Pilar de la Horadada

Activity · Pilar de la Horadada, El Baix Segura, Alicante

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The patron saint festivities of Pilar de la Horadada, in honour of Our Lady of the Pillar, are held between 1 and 21 October. On the 11th, the flower offering takes place, notable because the municipality is Spain's second-largest producer of cut flowers; on the 12th, a solemn mass and procession; and a week later, the parade of floats. Since 1933, a festival queen has been chosen each year to represent the town for the following twelve months. The municipality's very name comes from this devotion: in the 18th century, owing to the patronage of Our Lady of the Pillar, the town came to be called Pilar de la Horadada.

1-21 de octubre

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