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“Alkate dantza” (1980). Archive: Josu Larrinaga Zugadi.

Closely associated with the animal patronage of the day of Saint Anthony (January 17) and the feast of Vicent Martyr (January 21), the feast of Saint Sebastian (January 20) is immersed in the curious winter commemorations. Combining elements of a particular period of masquerades (carnival characters, cow or heifer, fires and bonfires, noises and rackets, elder groups, dances, etc.) and its Catholic attributes of warrior saint and protector of the outbreaks and consequences of the plague, “auroros” (traditional songs from Murcia, usually a cappella, or accompanied by church bells) songs or the arrow-filled image of his martyrdom.
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