In Fonz street party held in San José. (Photo: C. Smith) *
* HOLIDAY ANNUAL CYCLE IN THE HIGH
ARAGON José Antonio ADELL
CAST and GARCIA RODRIGUEZ Celedonio
Amid the season of Lent we celebrate the feast of St. Joseph (March 19), father of Jesus and husband of Mary. Two days before the start of spring, the feast of St. Joseph acquired a high profile, celebrating on that day other celebrations as the "Father's Day, the Day of the Seminar" and so forth. past, the days of Patriarch St. Joseph, patron of the universal Church, was obliged to hear Mass, you could not work and was dispensed fasting and abstinence from meat, but could not promiscuous.
To San Jose is the time when daylight hours equal to those of the night:
"On the feast of Mary's husband,
long is the night like day."
The popular proverb is also considered the feast of St. Matthias as the day when the hours of day and night match:
"For the feast of St. Matthias,
as long ago as the day."
Years ago, the carpenters of the capital to celebrate their patron saint rounds, although they actually did business were developed confectioners "chips" Santo and bouquets, as shown in the following couplet of Mephisto (1).
"A San José, the patron saint of carpenters
,
should worship
confectioners as making chips and bouquets
excused the Holy
win tickets."
March 19 is the main festival area of \u200b\u200bSan José, the capital. The traditional firing of rockets and the presentation of mairalesas start the celebrations, which will last for a week with various contests (costume, drawing, writing), sports competitions, a tribute to the elderly, folk performances, cultural events, playgrounds, cucañas, chocolate, snacks, "potato", rounds, dances and fireworks marking the end of the holidays.
Fonz is the party in the street bearing the name of the saint and is a pilgrimage to the shrine, which will go massively, in a landscape dotted with olive trees.
In La Cuesta, in Fosado de Arriba, also venerated the saint on this day. Like Latour, in the town of Ainsa. In the colony of Tormos, in the years of building the dam, the holidays were important celebration, with performances in dinner theater, dance and variety.
Huesca In Casbas goes to his hermitage, this date also coincides with the small parties. In Buetas is your party higher, while the oratory dedicated to this holy place. It was the second Belarra party in the municipality of Sabiñánigo Otín and, in the municipality of Bierge. There
hermitage dedicated Bardají valley, although in recent years came on the second day of his festival to San Adrián, in September.
Azlor (Photo: C. Smith)
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Azlor Also, the road to Azara, there is a shrine dedicated to the saint, not worship today.
In Castigaleu is cast of "charity" in the shrine of the saint. In Lalueza is kept two holidays.
In one of the guest books of the Archives of the Cathedral of San José Lérida quoted as one of the three feasts of San Esteban de Litera.
Alcanadre In Towers, home of José Lacasa, charity was distributed on this day, consisting of a slice of bread, a bowl of rice and a soup of bread. To do this they prepared two boilers and if left over was distributed again.
Fiestas de Quintos
The celebration of the fifth is almost always in spring, especially in three festivals: San Jose, Easter or Corpus. There are many people of Alto Aragon still organizing this event so dear, although in some places so that it can move forward, must join "the fifth" and even some grooms earlier or later years.
Lanaja (Photo: C. Smith)
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Almunia de San Juan in the fifth set out various meats, which then consume a fraternal banquet. Runs round the whole population. In Lanaja not miss the dance, although they have lost the round.
Tamarit de Litera and Altorricón no fixed date for celebration, but these days usually performed. The waiters are on the towers of the municipality with trailers, baskets and tools music collecting eggs, chicken, sweets and various meats, being invited in almost every home. Also run the population. In some homes are given money. For a week and pray make their dinners and no shortage of jokes of all kinds for all these days (instead implements changes, concentration in the square pots, etc.). The dances at the weekend trying to outdo the previous edition.
Citation
- MEFISTO: "Verses of the day. Holy chips "in Heraldo de Aragón , March 19, 1922.
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