Spanish Fiestas: San Antonio de la Florida in Madrid

Brian's Spain Domain

Jun 14 2022 | 00:09:36

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Show Notes

One of Madrid’s oldest and most traditional fiestas takes place every June at the church of San Antonio de la Florida, where each year women seeking a partner partake in the curious ritual of placing their hand in a basin full of pins and seeing how many stick to it. The number predicts the amount […]

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