Fiesta!

It has been the 'Fiesta de San Juan' in Spain this last few days....it's basically a celebration of the beginning of Summer. It appears to be mainly a coastal event, with huge bonfires being lit on the beaches and the setting off of fireworks.

As it turns out, San Juan de Bautiste (St. John the Baptist) is the Patron Saint of our village, so we have had Fiesta here too. There are copious amounts of bell-ringing at all  hours of the day and night.......

  the village Brass Band, marches round the streets (playing the same tunes for three days!)......

the good and the great gather at the Church.....

ready to process through the streets with the shrine of San Juan....

The rest of the village then join behind, and walk the length and breadth of our tiny village, before coming back and starting to party late into the night (early into the next morning, really!).

At the end of Fiesta, there is a spectacular fireworks display, the following pictures of which do do them no justice whatsoever ........

So there you have a quick peek  at Fiesta in Alcalali.

Thanks for dropping by!

Take care of you

Alison xx