I arrived back home in Hutchinson, KS over a week ago and have much to catch up on, including my last few weeks in Spain, and my last two weeks of travel around Europe! FERIA The Feria of April in Sevilla is a week-long celebration, a couple weeks after Semana Santa. It was started to improve trade and agriculture, and officially" began in 1847 by Queen Isabel II. Walking through the present day feria, it has obviously shifted gears to more of a festival gathering for family and friends, and is a luminously colorful sight for the ojos. Each year a huge portada, or main entrance gate, is constructed, and the thousands of lights on it are turned on (el alumbrado) at midnight of Monday, the first day. Paper lanterns(farolitos) run along the streets as well.
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