festivals

Burdinjaia is a Basque word and itmeans ldquofiesta of ironrdquo This festivaltakes place in Gallarta in OctoberIt is held every four years tocommemorate the mining past of thetown

There are a lot of stalls where youcan buy cheese meat breadchorizo minerals and a lot ofthings You can also make a nail ofmetalThere are parades and dance aswellMineral

Sagardo eguna means ldquoday of theciderrdquo This festival is on 11thOctober and it is related to theBasque tradition of making cider

People collect apples putthem in a wooden box andcrush them in order to gettheir juice Then everybodygoes to the town square anddrink it

San Antonio is the patronsaint of Gallarta Itacutes on 13thJune but the festivities lastfor two weeks They are themost famous festivals in ourtown

There are parades on Saturdays funfair attractions everyday and activities for children like the foam party We have a fantastic time

Our traditional Basque dancing associationcalled Meatzaldeko Harrigorria Dantza Taldeaalso participate and liven the party up

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This festival takes place inSeptember every year

The container in thephotograph is a demijohnldquogarrafoacutenrdquo in SpanishSomebody in town hides ademijohn while others whodonrsquot know who has it try tofind it

People drink eat and enjoy

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There are a lot of stalls where youcan buy cheese meat breadchorizo minerals and a lot ofthings You can also make a nail ofmetalThere are parades and dance aswellMineral











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