FIESTAS IN SPAIN: Lunes de Aguas

Brian's Spain Domain

Apr 18 2022 | 00:08:26

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Show Notes

This picnic food featuring a hearty meat pie, called “Hornazo” in Spanish, is eaten on Easter Monday along the green banks of the River Tormes in the city of Salamanca. This is the traditional celebration of the Lunes de Aguas (literally, Monday of Waters) and it is almost exclusive to this city and surrounding villages. […]

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