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Festivities of el Santísimo Cristo de Candás

Carreño, Gijón, Asturias

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Festivities of el Santísimo Cristo de Candás

Activity · Carreño, Gijón, Asturias

They are held on 14 September and begin at dawn with La Alborada, a tribute to the men of the sea. They honour an image which, according to tradition, was found floating off the coast of Ireland by whalers from Candás in the 16th century.

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