Las Ferias de Madrid son el 12 de mayo hasta el 16 de mayo y coinciden con el día de San Isidro, el santo de Madrid, y el aniversario centenal del Gran Vía también.
So starting last night through Sunday are the ferias of Madrid in celebration of their patron saint San Isidro. I went to the opening parade last night and it was really interesting. [If I figure out how to add a video to this post I will.] I almost didn't go on account of lousy weather and going alone but I'm glad I did in the end. There was a procession of 14 giants that danced in the street to music played by people walking in the parade. They were really bizarre because people went inside them and carried them on their heads essentially. It's really hard to explain. All weekend though there will be lots of special events because of the holiday and they are also celebrating the 100 year anniversary of Gran Via, the Michigan avenue or fifth avenue of Madrid this Saturday. Another tidbit, they have traditional pastries called rosquillas just for the occasion and they are delicious!
On a different note I watched the majority of the final match for the European League Cup with my host dad last night. I hadn't watched any futbol since getting here and then ended up watching a championship game with atletico Madrid against FUL (London?). The game was tied until 26 minutes into overtime when atleti scored! That was the game winning goal which meant Madrid won the Euro League Cup for the first time in 48 years! I told my host dad it reminded me of how the cubs have their loyal, die-heart fans, but haven't won the world series in over 100 years. He said that explained atleti fans exactly. It was interesting to find the common ground too...who knows maybe this year will be the year for the cubs too.
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