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El Celedón, tradición desde 1957

Vitoria-Gasteiz, Cuadrilla de Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava

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El Celedón, tradición desde 1957

Curiosity · Vitoria-Gasteiz, Cuadrilla de Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava

Image of Vitoria-Gasteiz, not of the place itself.

The rag doll with a beret, cape, and umbrella that 'descends' from the tower of San Miguel to open the festivities of the Virgen Blanca was created in 1957 by a group of friends, inspired by the figure of Juan Celedonio de Anzola, a native of Zalduondo. In 2012, the year of the European Green Capital, Celedón's umbrella exceptionally swapped its traditional white stripe for a green one.

Tradición iniciada en 1957

Photo: Mikel Arrazola (CC BY 3.0 es)

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