This document summarizes various Spanish festivities: Carnival is celebrated in February and typically involves costumes, parades, and public celebrations. The Carnival of Badajoz is renowned in the Extremadura region for its original costumes. Young people participate in "Chirigotas", contests of carnival groups. The Carnival of La Serena includes a funeral procession mourning a dead sardine. The town of Zalamea performs "The Mayor of Zalamea", preparing for 2 months. It is presented in the streets as part of a medieval market. The festival lasts 4 days. The Fair of Zalamea is held in September for a

1. SPANISH FESTIVITIES.
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Carnival.
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“The Mayor of Zalamea” performance.
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The fair of Zalamea.

2. Carnival.
Carnival is a festive season which occurs immediatly
before lent; The main events take place usually during
February. Carnival typicaly involves a public
celebration or parade combining some elements of a
circus, masks and public street party. People always
wear costumes during the celebrations. This dates
back to celebrations before the former longer Advent
season (40 days before Saint Week), or with harvest
celebrations.

4. Carnival of Badajoz.
Carnival of Badajoz is the best in all Extremadura. In this
carnival the people wear very original costumes.

5. Carnival for young people.
The young people in carnival make a party in the street
and participate in the contest of the carnival groups
called Chirigotas.

6. Carnival in La Serena.
People do a party in the country and in the afternoon they do the
contest of carnival groups. At the end of the celebration people do a
funerary parade for the dead sardine, the people cry and grieve
plubicly and they dress in black.

8. Performance of the Mayor of
Zalamea.
The Mayor of Zalamea is a drama performed by people
of the town. They prepare the performance for 2
months.

10. How is it celebrated in Zalamea?
In the afternoon there is a medieval street market and at
night they do the performance. The festival lasts for 4
days.

12. The fair of Zalamea.
The fair of Zalamea is in September during a week. On
Saturday, they carry the patron saint through the
streets in a religious procession.

13. This is a view of the town.

14. The Christ of Zalamea.
On 14th of September people from all towns in La
Serena come to Zalamea to see the Christ and pray to
him.