http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/ Spanish news in English Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:04:41 GMT en-us http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/Ix66s9DOT18/article_22414.shtml Fiestas <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/3/zancos_thumb.jpg" align="left" height="80"> A dancing fiesta on July 22 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Edp4NgbSldpdaWctpc_kWpi6XlA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Edp4NgbSldpdaWctpc_kWpi6XlA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Edp4NgbSldpdaWctpc_kWpi6XlA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Edp4NgbSldpdaWctpc_kWpi6XlA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/Ix66s9DOT18" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:34:56 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_22414.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/plAxxcDu9iY/article_21960.shtml Fiestas <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/3/Rapa_das_bestas._Galiza_thumb.jpg" align="left" height="80"> Fighting horses to the ground in Galicia, Spain <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UbT4qBKQmtrc26Zy6q6tjxTdmQ8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UbT4qBKQmtrc26Zy6q6tjxTdmQ8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UbT4qBKQmtrc26Zy6q6tjxTdmQ8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UbT4qBKQmtrc26Zy6q6tjxTdmQ8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/plAxxcDu9iY" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:37:49 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_21960.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/yDm1iyiVPr0/article_21769.shtml Fiestas <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/3/elcolacho_thumb.jpg" align="left" height="80"> One of Spain's most bizarre fiestas is part of Corpus Christi celebrations <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/juZV7yWeJG0UHgz_SWyxt1NpNBU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/juZV7yWeJG0UHgz_SWyxt1NpNBU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/juZV7yWeJG0UHgz_SWyxt1NpNBU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/juZV7yWeJG0UHgz_SWyxt1NpNBU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/yDm1iyiVPr0" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:12:29 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_21769.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/B1PRe0J8mKo/article_21186.shtml Spain Culture News <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/3/granadacrossayuntamiento_thumb.jpg" align="left" height="80"> The city of Granada is at the centre of the celebrations <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wZaK3JFgFq11ljAQVkatfI7Xstg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wZaK3JFgFq11ljAQVkatfI7Xstg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wZaK3JFgFq11ljAQVkatfI7Xstg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wZaK3JFgFq11ljAQVkatfI7Xstg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/B1PRe0J8mKo" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 04 May 2009 00:20:35 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_21186.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/GNyWxXnnAx4/article_21085.shtml Costa Blanca <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/3/moorsandchristians_thumb.jpg" align="left" height="80"> Local residents consider the fiesta a symbol of coexistance <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l0UN9x-f3LL5Nlx3KhWjxxanmO0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l0UN9x-f3LL5Nlx3KhWjxxanmO0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l0UN9x-f3LL5Nlx3KhWjxxanmO0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l0UN9x-f3LL5Nlx3KhWjxxanmO0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/GNyWxXnnAx4" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:20:05 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_21085.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/81SZ7-9suVU/article_20477.shtml Fiestas <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/3/queridasmascostas_thumb.jpg" align="left" height="80"> The public voted for 'Queridas Mascotas' by Federico Ferrer <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7qp7SZia7MsPhRUnIDejT-2AN3A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7qp7SZia7MsPhRUnIDejT-2AN3A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7qp7SZia7MsPhRUnIDejT-2AN3A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7qp7SZia7MsPhRUnIDejT-2AN3A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/81SZ7-9suVU" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:23:43 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_20477.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/ZsGTcWIBM-c/article_20383.shtml Fiestas <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/2/mascleta_thumb.jpg" align="left" height="80"> The Valencia Fallas take on an Italian style and move to the beach <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xzMYOIbGCuTsROeREehxqOx48bQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xzMYOIbGCuTsROeREehxqOx48bQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xzMYOIbGCuTsROeREehxqOx48bQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xzMYOIbGCuTsROeREehxqOx48bQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/ZsGTcWIBM-c" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:24:39 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_20383.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/LTmvfm2by48/article_20202.shtml Fiestas <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/2/fallascrid__thumb.jpg" align="left" height="80"> On February 22nd, Las Fallas was officially opened at La Cridà — a huge annual spectacle which takes place on the last Sunday of the month. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yWBWYw1ShazeG6H3H2NKVQ9nNgA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yWBWYw1ShazeG6H3H2NKVQ9nNgA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yWBWYw1ShazeG6H3H2NKVQ9nNgA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yWBWYw1ShazeG6H3H2NKVQ9nNgA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/LTmvfm2by48" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:47:42 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_20202.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/pe-PDuAFTOI/article_19905.shtml Andalucía <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/2/throwingoftheturkey_thumb.jpg" align="left" height="80"> Animal protection organisations have protested against the event. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EXG5Xf-7YBw8S-QTh8PmiUK_tXw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EXG5Xf-7YBw8S-QTh8PmiUK_tXw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EXG5Xf-7YBw8S-QTh8PmiUK_tXw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EXG5Xf-7YBw8S-QTh8PmiUK_tXw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/pe-PDuAFTOI" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:14:42 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_19905.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/kAEpFSNaRwg/article_19779.shtml Costa del Sol <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="700"> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/2/DSCN2276.JPG" alt="DSCN2276.JPG" width="700" height="525"> <div class="image_caption">Tina Irving</div> </td></tr> </table> In spite of the wet weather yesterday, the intrepid Cómpeteños paid homage to their patron saint, San Sebastian. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RB2DNat0cSRVuknHABno5v4jXdY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RB2DNat0cSRVuknHABno5v4jXdY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RB2DNat0cSRVuknHABno5v4jXdY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RB2DNat0cSRVuknHABno5v4jXdY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/kAEpFSNaRwg" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:02:21 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_19779.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/tBXUGWtDRE0/article_19674.shtml Spanish Oddities <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="725"> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/2/sanantonmayorofmadrid.jpg" alt="sanantonmayorofmadrid.jpg" width="725" height="506"> <div class="image_caption">The Mayor of Madrid, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, takes his dog to be blessed at the Madrid church of San Antón - Photo EFE</div> </td></tr> </table> The Patron Saint of Animals sees many people queueing to bless their pets in Madrid, while in Mijas women throw stones at the genitals of the Saint. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KLh8opnyR_Qb3ae9QBXPSVKS1z0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KLh8opnyR_Qb3ae9QBXPSVKS1z0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KLh8opnyR_Qb3ae9QBXPSVKS1z0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KLh8opnyR_Qb3ae9QBXPSVKS1z0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/tBXUGWtDRE0" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:10:51 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_19674.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/AllLyac2JLw/article_19441.shtml Spanish Oddities <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="725"> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/2/lafontdelafiguera.jpg" alt="lafontdelafiguera.jpg" width="725" height="468"> <div class="image_caption">Red underwear and little else in La Font de la Figuera - Photo 20minutos.es</div> </td></tr> </table> The underwear must be red in La Font de la Figuera. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lODzlc2r9ZcOnA2KSjXqcoolFok/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lODzlc2r9ZcOnA2KSjXqcoolFok/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lODzlc2r9ZcOnA2KSjXqcoolFok/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lODzlc2r9ZcOnA2KSjXqcoolFok/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/AllLyac2JLw" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:31:48 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_19441.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/F5sBcI40KHk/article_19419.shtml Spain Culture News <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="420"> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/2/12grapes.jpg" alt="12grapes.jpg" width="420" height="525"> <div class="image_caption">Bags of a dozen already prepared grapes are sold in supermarkets - Photo EFE</div> </td></tr> </table> The Spanish custom of eating 12 grapes at midnight New Year’s Eve, in time with the clock strikes, has only been followed for the past 100 years. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hMGtA9fPhizl2-CFuD9pNfCsqh0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hMGtA9fPhizl2-CFuD9pNfCsqh0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hMGtA9fPhizl2-CFuD9pNfCsqh0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hMGtA9fPhizl2-CFuD9pNfCsqh0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/F5sBcI40KHk" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:13:15 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_19419.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/S5UX2NHIY-c/article_19424.shtml Spanish Oddities <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="650"> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/2/ibifiesta.jpg" alt="ibifiesta.jpg" width="650" height="433"> <div class="image_caption">Participants in the Ibi fiesta - Photo EFE</div> </td></tr> </table> The fiesta takes place each year on December 28, to coincide with the Spanish Innocents' Day - the equivalent of April Fools Day. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eTOHBif2FTZd6-AYH7B48JnhdaM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eTOHBif2FTZd6-AYH7B48JnhdaM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eTOHBif2FTZd6-AYH7B48JnhdaM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eTOHBif2FTZd6-AYH7B48JnhdaM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/S5UX2NHIY-c" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:05:33 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_19424.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/XuLWrl4yqRo/article_18915.shtml History <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="700"> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/2/motindearanjuez.jpg" alt="motindearanjuez.jpg" width="700" height="525"> <div class="image_caption">The Motín de Aranjuez fiesta in 2006, with the Royal Palace in the background - Photo Wikipedia</div> </td></tr> </table> A fiesta takes place in Aranjuez every September, which commemorates the events which took place in this town, 47 kilometres from Madrid, in March 1808, a re-enactment of what is known as the ‘Motín de Aranjuez,’ one of the key events in the run-up to the Spanish War of Independence. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6MQSe-tSUzB0gp7QXLUXMj1mXTc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6MQSe-tSUzB0gp7QXLUXMj1mXTc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6MQSe-tSUzB0gp7QXLUXMj1mXTc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6MQSe-tSUzB0gp7QXLUXMj1mXTc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/XuLWrl4yqRo" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:46:27 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_18915.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/WXshlknOf6A/article_17779.shtml Fiestas <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="725"> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/2/tomatina2.jpg" alt="tomatina2.jpg" width="725" height="482"> <div class="image_caption">Two men towards the end of the party in Buñol today - Photo EFE</div> </td></tr> </table> Nearly 120,000 kilos of tomatoes were squashed during the fighting this year in the town. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6O6yh83BlploxzltDSDD_jOQLlQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6O6yh83BlploxzltDSDD_jOQLlQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6O6yh83BlploxzltDSDD_jOQLlQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6O6yh83BlploxzltDSDD_jOQLlQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/WXshlknOf6A" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:47:36 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_17779.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/3-HbOS4TUvs/article_16442.shtml Spain Culture News <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="500"> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/2/blancapaloma.jpg" alt="blancapaloma.jpg" width="500" height="333"> <div class="image_caption">The Virgen del Rocio starting her procession in the early hours of this morning - Photo EFE</div> </td></tr> </table> The Blanca Paloma started her procession through Ayamonte half an hour earlier than last year. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hgWt36Jh2sYFUdcXvsc6T_gI9_M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hgWt36Jh2sYFUdcXvsc6T_gI9_M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hgWt36Jh2sYFUdcXvsc6T_gI9_M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hgWt36Jh2sYFUdcXvsc6T_gI9_M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/3-HbOS4TUvs" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 12 May 2008 07:06:11 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_16442.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/IoWg8RXctKE/article_15951.shtml Spain Culture News <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="605"> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/2/sevillaferiaarch200820min.jpg" alt="sevillaferiaarch200820min.jpg" width="605" height="400"> <div class="image_caption">The portal to the fairgound in Sevilla after being illuminated last night - Photo 20 minutos.es</div> </td></tr> </table> Weather forecasters say that there will be rain all week, but the locals were out in force to party last night nevertheless <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mSTJGjt4CcWq13OWKc-X5TP6_HY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mSTJGjt4CcWq13OWKc-X5TP6_HY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mSTJGjt4CcWq13OWKc-X5TP6_HY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mSTJGjt4CcWq13OWKc-X5TP6_HY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/IoWg8RXctKE" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:35:23 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_15951.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/4P0UEqc6LN4/article_14894.shtml Fiestas <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="386"> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/2/tenerifecarnivalqueen.jpg" alt="tenerifecarnivalqueen.jpg" width="386" height="525"> <div class="image_caption">Elizabeth García, Carnaval Queen in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 2007 - Photo EFE</div> </td></tr> </table> Banned during the Franco years, Carnaval is now undergoing a new popularity in Spain <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J9o1f0bLweJDLbwKdXJVwyn78t0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J9o1f0bLweJDLbwKdXJVwyn78t0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J9o1f0bLweJDLbwKdXJVwyn78t0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J9o1f0bLweJDLbwKdXJVwyn78t0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~4/4P0UEqc6LN4" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:53:55 GMT http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_14894.shtml http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typicallyspanish/lAmY/~3/uRtUZykrsCM/article_14725.shtml Fiestas <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="366"> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/spain/uploads/2/castellers1.jpg" alt="castellers1.jpg" width="366" height="525"> <div class="image_caption">Archive Photo - EFE</div> </td></tr> </table> This Catalan tradition dates back to the end of the 18th century and comes from Valls in Tarragona <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0Tl7tkvWttRR8HYSyvQfMr0JFbI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0Tl7tkvWttRR8HYSyvQfMr0JFbI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0Tl7tkvWttRR8HYSyvQfMr0JFbI/1/da"><img 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