The most noteworthy part of this celebration is the nocturnal procession with the statue of the patron saint.
Llanes , in Asturias, celebrates the Virgen de la Guía patron saint’s fiesta in September. The most noteworthy part of the event is the nocturnal procession on 7 September. Hundreds of women accompany the statue of the patron saint on its route, wearing the classic Spanish mantilla. Children make a floral offering to the Virgin (the “ramu”). The young men, for their part, carry carefully prepared pyramids of bread, which are then auctioned just before the start of the procession.
Virgen de la Guía Fiesta
33500 Llanes, Asturias (Principality of Asturias)
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