Friday 18th August was the first day of celebration for the village fiesta with the Chorizada...
...BBQ sausages with friends.
In addition to the sausages which are provided, people bring their own contribution...
...to make the otherwise simple celebration into a splendid feast!
After the meal the musicians lead the people around the village from peña to peña where they consume a Catacrock - a gin and tonic downed in one.
The only problem is that between the peñas other villagers are prepared with buckets of water and hosepipes to drench the participants!
Saturday 19th and there is a mass in the church at midday...
...and San Ramón is paraded around the village.
Sunday 20th: This year, as Margaret is still recovering from her back operation in June, we did not take part in as many aspects of the fiesta as we do normally.
However, one event we did not want to miss was the performance by the Jota group,...
...Mini Grupo del Bajo Aragón.
They were quite outstanding; accomplished musicians, excellent singers and superb dancers!
Their costumes were excellent and authentic.
To see them in action, click on the links at the bottom of this posting.
They gave one of the best performances we have seen over the years from various Jota groups.
Thursday 31st: At 12:00 midday another mass in the church in honour of San Ramón. This time, several members of the congregation wore traje regional, regional costume.
San Ramón was again paraded around the village...
...and through the Plaza Mayor...
...where we all met after the church service for the paella which was served for lunch.
The wine flows, people bring other delicacies to share...
...and everyone has a good time.
This year, we brought one of Margaret's raspberry cheesecakes - delicious!
A great end to another superb fiesta! Cheers! / ¡Salud!
Here are the links to the jotas:
