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Burning of the Torches

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Burning of the Torches

Activity · Taboada, Chantada, Lugo

A fire ritual that, every 7 September at night, opens the festivities in honour of Saint Mary in the parish of Castelo, in the municipality of Taboada. Traditionally known as the Folión de Castelo, in the same line as other folións such as that of Vilelos, in O Saviñao, in its current form, the Queima das Fachas, large fachos up to nine metres high are raised on the summit of the castro do Castelo, made of bundles of pine needles dried over the summer, set out in a circle and lit one by one until they form a great crown of fire. Traditionally each household in the parish contributed at least one facho. It was declared a Fiesta de Interés Turístico de Galicia (a designation for events of touristic interest in Galicia) in October 2008.

7 de septiembre

Photo: Satna (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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