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Candlemas Festival of Beleña de Sorbe
Fiesta de las Candelas (Beleña de Sorbe)
Beleña de Sorbe, Spain
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Each February 2, the small village of Beleña de Sorbe honors the Virgin of Candelaria with its Candlemas festival. A procession winds through the village alongside its traditional masked figures, the botargas, in a celebration that blends Catholic devotion with the old folk masquerade of the Guadalajara highlands.
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Beleña de Sorbe, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Beleña de Sorbe, Spain
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Candlemas Festival of Beleña de Sorbe
Fiesta de las Candelas (Beleña de Sorbe)
Beleña de Sorbe, Spain
Each February 2, the small village of Beleña de Sorbe honors the Virgin of Candelaria with its Candlemas festival. A procession winds through the village alongside its traditional masked figures, the botargas, in a celebration that blends Catholic devotion with the old folk masquerade of the Guadalajara highlands.
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About Candlemas Festival of Beleña de Sorbe
The Candlemas Festival of Beleña de Sorbe (La Candelaria) is the traditional February 2nd celebration in the small village of Beleña de Sorbe (Guadalajara, Castilla–La Mancha). It honors the Virgin of Candelaria with a procession and features the village's traditional masked figures — the botargas (zarragones) and a 'vaquilla' — in a winter masquerade rite typical of the Guadalajara region.
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The Candlemas Festival of Beleña de Sorbe (La Candelaria) is the traditional February 2nd celebration in the small village of Beleña de Sorbe (Guadalajara, Castilla–La Mancha). It honors the Virgin of Candelaria with a procession and features the village's traditional masked figures — the botargas (zarragones) and a 'vaquilla' — in a winter masquerade rite typical of the Guadalajara region.
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Beleña de Sorbe
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