Azlor honors its patron saint San Blas. (Photo: C. Smith) HOLIDAY ANNUAL CYCLE IN THE UPPER ARAGON
By Jose Antonio ADELL CAST and GARCIA RODRIGUEZ Celedonio
The Armenian Bishop Blas Santo was martyred in 316, his skin being torn from their tormentors with iron combs. For this reason is the pattern of the carders, but it is universally known as the attorney for sore throats.
That day is blessed food and feed the animals, which is saved for when they are sick.
past, in Huesca the very image of the saint was visited, countless women came the Cathedral with their little ones to ask for heavenly protection to their throats, bringing all sorts of presents and sweets. For the kids was the best day for the things tasty and blessed that they could eat.
In Pyrenean lands
San Blas is the dance patterns. The winter holidays have been displaced by the summer and on the day of the owner is organized small parties with religious celebration, guiñote, food and little else.
In this population, once the "turnkey" the boy was charged with guarding the snacks. The boys had come about big houses collecting donuts, which he wore to shoulder, cake mold and chulla, which stuck in a Espedido. All this was kept in the "house expenditure" or in some inn, where they organized a picnic. Women wore cakes, muffins roscones and the Mass to bless. When the boys went to look for the girls to go to the ball, they will give some of these sweets.
also bought two or three chotos to run them through the streets, with Esquillan, being then slaughtered for food popular. In
Siresa celebrations would last four days: the first, the day before the Candelera, the second, San Blas, the third, San Blas, and the fourth Santa Agueda. Rounds were organized, dances and meals for all day. Espuéndolas, in the town of Jaca, venerated saint in his small parties.
Broto In the Valley of the holy bishop was celebrated in Sarvisé, Basarán and Broto. In Sarvisé San Blas party also has lost its validity for the summer. In Basarán went to the shrine is dedicated to the saint. The procession disappeared the depopulation of the core. Broto is the feast of winter pilgrimage to the shrine of the saint.
In El Pueyo de Aragua, in Sobrarbe land, the festival took place. The young men roamed the house picking up meats, which would then be consumed in a bonfire in the square. In all households were invited to wine and cake. The festivities lasted two days plus the day before, being enlivened by musicians or those of Labuerda Tierrantona.
In San Lori little rejoicing in the most Montañana Mora.
The Hoya and Somontano
Agüero (Photo: C. Smith)
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Agüero is organized in dance and the fifth split cake. Once these parties lasted four days. In the thirties, the local band performing in dance and toured the gay parade playing population. Highlighted the contest Jack, fireworks and ball games. The last day was traditional, as in dance, "chotos round" with bell or "cannon" to the neck. After the sacrifice for a "lifara."
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Bailo (Photo: C. Smith)
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Angüés is the party in small and highlight the dancing and the fellowship meal. A century earlier had this holiday Masses with sermon and eulogy (day 3 to 4 to pattern and San Úrbez), Albada, rounds, dances and bull girl chickens to people. The City was accustomed to give away with huts of the poor people and strangers for two days and the third distributed alms.
San Blas is the patron of Azlor, which is why he built a shrine is in ruins today. The day before the festivities begin, lasting until the day of Saint Agatha. These consist mainly in religious ceremonies, dances, jacks and cucañas for children.
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Robres are in the festivities. And not playing chicken and run with the pack burros loose. But wineries are still places of assembly of the gangs, there drink, sing and prepare the rounds through the streets of the place. The festivities last until Santa Agueda, day in which women organize various events. In
Lanaja this day people went to confession and penance the priest put eating sausage with fried eggs. In the Mass and blessed the bacon roscones who killed in matacías.
Sigena Villanueva (Photo: C. Smith)
Fonz Candlemas Day be made a bonfire in the middle of the square starting holidays. The boys jumped on her and tasted the cakes and wine.
On the pattern of alarm went through the streets with lights and songs of dawn invited the neighborhood to participate in the Rosary. After the Mass, the procession, the fifths were responsible for carrying the base of the Holy and prepare the round was going from house to house collecting "kink" fine with saffron and sugar.
For this act was chosen the most beautiful mule people and are decorated and adorned. One of the fifth rider in it and walked the streets handing out candy and other sweet girls between rounds and the lads who followed the procession. On a tray, which had placed a huge orange with several gold coins like legs, borrowed from the houses, were piling up the bills and coins that would serve to pay the party.
These traditional celebrations were not bar the Cleto estadillano Torrodellas to mock the Fonz, to celebrate their annual festival:
or y'está the boira provides;
ne sun barely see.
Poor
qu'e is no wood can not be heated. What a party
have
with the feast of San Blas. "
In recent years women have gained a prominent role in these celebrations by organizing some events, such as the" round of the mule, in which a woman dressed in their finery population crosses mounted on a mule harnessed with ornaments and bells.
These parties are called civil-religious, unlike the summer in honor of the Virgin, which gives them the name of religious and civic organizations. During develop almost a week festivities. The name of the first six days of the month is: Eve, Candelaria, San Blas, San Blaset, St. Agatha and St. Aguedeta.
these days is placed in the square the tree of the rooster, which from time immemorial is kept at City Hall.
Sheriff, assisted by the young men will be responsible for placement. Before a cock hung, then a ham and now that climbs to the end of the timber, which is fully lathered, has won a thousand dollars.
In 1866, as is recorded in a proclamation made by Victor Torrente, and there will be five holidays:
"One day before
San Blas is a great Bonfire Farah,
of the mita pllaza ,
and none s'atreba
to lag or jump-la é mui Fazil
perque that n'aiga
desgrazias that ply.
est and last: In the days
fourth and fifth, Farah
on little more or less,
as the day of San Blas. "
Nearby, in Cofita, campfire and dinner is done on the pattern popular in their winter holidays.
In Altorricón, in 1909, on March 5, created the Workers' Mutual Aid Society San Blas. The governing board was chaired by Ramon Vidal Thomas and his mission was to organize society a social assistance fund to cover the costs of death, disability or illness. The importance of this society became so great that his party became the party's winter population.
After the Civil War the company was suspended in 1942 but was rebuilt.
Today, the day of Holy week is celebrated with Mass and procession, attended by all members of society.
next day is "San Bllaset" and the third is the feast of St. Agatha.
Tamarite de Litera (Photo: C. Smith) .
Tamarit de Litera is the feast of San Blas neighborhood, celebrated with bonfires, in which handle and plenty of sweet meat and wine.
In Algayón, San Blas, San Bllaset "Santa Agueda and mark three days of fires and popular evening on the street in the heat of the fires.
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