San Juan Night
CulturalMalaga | June 16, 2009
Let us remind you that the night of San Juan is celebrated on the 24th of June in all the beaches of the province.
Everyone is allowed to set fire on the beach and celebrate the holiday till late night.
The Spanish Legion
CulturalMalaga | May 30, 2009
The Spanish Legion was created as a military force during the Moroccan War that afronted Spain with the Moroccan Sultan. Nowadays the Legion has passed from fighting with the muslims to realizing himanitarian acts with the aim to help the muslims.
Since quite a long period of time the Legion devotes to the operacions of peace, such as humanitarian help in Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Iraq, Afganistan, etc.
Not only the Spanish citizens can roll in the lists of the Legion, foreigners are also allowed to be included in the tropes.
The Legion had an uncertain future, but managed to change the situation by adapting new
perspectives and realizing some reorganization in the military forces, including the creating of the 4th Quarter in Ronda (Málaga).
In Málaga exists a very strong tradition regarding the tropes of the Legion. Thousands of people gather in the port of Málaga in the morning of the Saint Thursday, standing in a long queue to see the disembarkation of the Legion. They feel very proud at observing the rows of the strong warriors defiling in the streets of Málaga and pronouncing their “novio de la muerte” . Thus they direct to the Cristo de la Mena Church from which they would start the night procession later. The warriors bring their Christ in the shoulders to the church and there is the Pet of the Legion (usually a goat) defiling together with the soldiers.
The Fish Day (Dia del Pescaito) 2009
CulturalMalaga | May 19, 2009
On the 11th of June Torremolinos celebrates its famous Dia del Pescaito, where the visitors are welcome to taste free of charge more than 12 000 kilos of different fiches and sea-shells.
The tradition raises up to the 8th decade of the past century, and every year is visited by more and more persons.
The place of the celebration is the Carihuela Beach of Torremolinos, and the action starts at 13h.
Fair of Marbella 2009
CulturalMalaga | May 13, 2009
The Fair of Marbella is an annual popular holiday. Its celebration os dedicated to the patron of Marbella, named Saint Bernabe.
This year the Fair of Marbella is celebrated from the 8th to 14th of June.
Saint Week
CulturalMalaga | February 17, 2009
This year the processions of the Saint Week will take place in Malaga from the 5th of April (Domingo de Ramos) till the 12th of April (Domingo de Resurrection).
The routes of all the processions can be found here:
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