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Carnival of Xinzo de Limia

Xinzo de Limia, Limia, Ourense

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Carnival of Xinzo de Limia

Activity · Xinzo de Limia, Limia, Ourense

Carnival cycle of Xinzo de Limia that runs over five consecutive Sundays -fareleiro, oleiro, corredoiro, entroido and piñata- beginning three weeks before Carnival Sunday, and considered the longest carnival cycle in Spain. It opens with the farelo battle in the Plaza Mayor and continues with the night-time procession of the Meco amid torches, an ox cart and pipers, and the mud-wave game of Domingo Oleiro. On Domingo Corredoiro the festival's best-known symbol parades, the pantallas, wearing white shirt and trousers, a red or black cape and small bells at the waist. The five main days end on Ash Wednesday with the burial of the sardine. It was declared Fiesta de Interés Turístico Nacional (an official Spanish tourism-heritage designation) in 1997 and Fiesta de Interés Turístico Internacional (the same designation at international level) in 2019.

Photo: amaianos from Galicia (CC BY 2.0)

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