Three Spanish Festivals

Three Spanish Festivals
If you want to do something a little
different for your holiday this year, visiting one or more of the colourful
Spanish festivals could be right up your street. They range from sombre
traditional affairs, to the highly fun and entertaining, to the downright weird.
With travel ideas galore to be found online, it’s no surprise that holidays to
Spain are becoming more and more popular. Many companies offer regular deals on
holidays while others sites, like Cheapflights.co.uk specialise in providing
cheap flights to most of Spain’s major airports so popping over for a festival
for a week or a weekend couldn't be easier.
You could visit the spectacular carnival
of Cadiz. The Cadiz carnival is one of the best loved, as well as being one of
the oldest, Spanish carnivals. The town goes nuts - there really is no other way
to describe the crazy atmosphere that descends on this otherwise peaceful place.
People sing, dance and leap around like lunatics with fleas. One of the funniest
things is witnessing small groups of people start singing about anything under
the sun, from comical ditties, to international politics. In total contrast
would have to be the extremely sombre marches through the streets that come with
Valencia's Semana Santa. These are Catholic ceremonies that attract thousands of
visitors every year. While the religious aspect may not be your cup of tea but
it is truly amazing to see. 
What is even more amazing is the
transformation at the city’s mood at the end of the festival, when another
festival, called Feria de Abril, begins. In direct contrast to the austerity of
the Semana Santa, comes the much dancing and drinking of the Feria de Abril. It
is hard to see that many of the people who took part in the sobriety of the
first festival also take contribute to the second – but they do!
And the weirdest of all has to be the
Fallas festival in Valencia, which falls at the end of March. Huge backpack
puppets are made from paper and paraded around the streets like wandering
giants. At the end of the festival these are then ceremoniously burnt, which,
although may sound a little odd, is really something to behold. The other
amazing thing about the Fallas festival is the firework displays that take place
three times a day, one conveniently placed at eight in the morning to ensure
you're out of bed!
If you’re looking to visit Spain, don’t
forget to book those holiday extras before you go. AA Travel can provide low
priced

travel insurance to suit your holiday, and for those who are making their
own holiday package, check out Holiday Extras for car hire. 

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