Hundreds of traditions and festivities are celebrated annually in Galicia, Spain. Some of the major festivities include Carnavales de Verín in February, Día das Letras Galegas honoring Galician writers in May, the festival of the apostle Saint James in Santiago de Compostela in July, and the San Froilán festival in Lugo in October. Traditional events include the Rapa das Bestas horse mane trimming in July and regional foods like lacón con grelos pork with turnip greens. The document provides details on the origins and activities of several significant Galician celebrations and customs.

1. TRADITIONS AND FESTIVITIES IN GALICIA.

3. “CarnavalesdeVerín” (February 6-21).

4. “Días das LetrasGalegas” (May 17).

5. “Apóstol de Santiago de Compostela” (July 25).

6. “San Froilán” (October 4-12).

8. “A Rapa das Bestas de Sabucedo” (July 6,7,8).

9. “Lacón con grelos”.

10. “A chave”.

12. “Carnavales de Verín” In Verín the carnivals are also very notorious. Are celebrations of national tourist interest. “El Cigarrón” is the central character. This suit weighs about 25 kg and those who carry it in their blood, is a tradition handed down from father to son.

14. 1963 - Rosalía de Castro

15. 1964 - Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao

16. 1965 - Eduardo Pondal

17. 1967 - Manuel Curros Enríquez ***

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20. 2009 - Ramón Piñeiro López

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23. “Apóstol de Santiago de Compostela” Every July on the 25th in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela there is a mass dedicated to Santiago apostle of Santiago. Hundreds of people from around the world are there and tradition says they should go walking to the cathedral.

24. “San Froilán” Is one of the tourist attractions in the city where half a million people take to the streets where Lugo put on their best suits. Is also a tradition that remains for many years.

25. TRADITIONS

26. “A Rapa das Bestas” It is held on the 6th , 7th , 8th of July. “A Rapa das Bestas” is to mark and cut the manes of the horses, but that they are wilds. This festivity attracts hundreds of people for years.

27. “Lacón con grelos” Ingredients: -Potatoes. -turnipgreens. -oil. -sausages. -porkleg.

28. Recipe: Put the pork to cook in water for 2 hours, add potatoes, turnip greens and sliced sausages and cook until they are tender, about 30 minutes. then passed to dishes where you can add salt or other ingredients to taste better.

29. “A Chave” Is a popular game of Galicia that it involves throwing a flat disc to a piece of metal in a vertical position and placed at a distance. The goal is to hit the metal piece doctor increased the number of times.

30. GALICIA

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