{"id":2982,"date":"2014-05-17T19:13:46","date_gmt":"2014-05-17T18:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.academia-pradoventura.com\/?p=2982"},"modified":"2014-05-17T20:17:23","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T19:17:23","slug":"la-romeria-de-prado-del-rey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.academia-pradoventura.com\/en\/2014\/05\/pilgrimage-festival-romeria-prado-del-rey\/","title":{"rendered":"The pilgrimage festival Romer\u00eda in Prado del Rey"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend we celebrate the Pilgrimage of San Isidro here in Prado del Rey. It is one of the most exciting fiestas of the year where you won’t miss music, dancing, drinks, food, polka dots and flowers…<\/p>\n

This big feast is celebrated in honor of San Isidro Labrador, the patron of the farmers every year on the Sunday after 15th May. On Saturday afternoon, there is a special Mass and on Sunday morning the procession starts in which San Isidro Labrador carried\u00a0in a chariot drawn by two oxen\u00a0along\u00a0the Granujales path. Behind it, people go on foot, by horse or\u00a0by carriages and wagons nicely\u00a0decorated with paper flowers. Women often wear gypsy\u00a0dresses – pretty flamenco dresses in bright colours and decorated with polka dots, a flower in the hair and big earrings to match the dress. Horse enthusiasts wear\u00a0their traditional short costume (traje de corto<\/em>) which also carry the flamenco dancers and bullfighters, by the way. People enjoy\u00a0music and dancing\u00a0throughout the day in a festive and rustic atmosphere,\u00a0sharing drinks and food with neighbors, friends and acquaintances. At noon, mid-way people\u00a0sing the Salve Rociera<\/em> to San Isidro, accompanied by drums, flutes, guitars and the women performing the\u00a0Sevillanas<\/em> dance. That\u00a0is the most emotional moment of the day. About two hours later the pilgrimage\u00a0reaches its destination, the Dehesa de Hortales, a large grassy field with oak trees that provide shade, 7 kilometers from the village. There you eat picnic lunch picnic and you can dance in the marquees\u00a0or rest below an oak to recharge energy for the way back. In the municipal marquee\u00a0where an music band plays\u00a0and the two best carriages are rewarded among the around 100 vehicles that participate. The way back starts on 4 pm and is usually extended until 12 or 1 am. For people who do not want to or are not able to do the way, there is a regular bus service between Prado del Rey and the Dehesa de\u00a0Hortales.<\/p>\n

To get in the right mood there is live music and dancing in the town centre The night before. This year as a novelty these concerts have been organized on different corners of the pedestrian street on Friday night and on Saturday from\u00a03pm.<\/p>\n

This is the placard that announces the Romer\u00eda 2014.<\/p>\n

\"Romer\u00eda<\/a>Y aqu\u00ed la programaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\"Actuaciones<\/a>\n

Sending out a big hug to our student Ernesto, an American of Filipino origin, who was doing a Spanish course with us at this time a year ago, we share here some of the photos he took while enjoying the pilgrimage in all its facets. Taken with his cell phone camera the pictures capture very well the atmosphere of this very important feast for Prado del Rey, in Ernesto’s words “the most authentic party I’ve ever had”.<\/p>\n

Let’s see what\u00a0this year’s students say…<\/p>\n

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