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LIVING AND DYING IN JIMENA
Many readers have asked us what to do when a friend or relative dies. We have been asked to help many times over the years and have been pleased to do so; and we’ve had to deal with our own family circumstances, which served as an experience, too. But we’re not always available and that’s the reason for this article. It is to remain here, with an additional one-page easy-to-use guide and a glossary of related terms and pronunciation guide that are being written. The article is being revised and so is subject to changes. If you need advice or can offer your ideas and suggestions, contact us. You will be able to check back on it by clicking on the ‘Living & Dying in Jimena’ widget on the right sidebar. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A LA FRESQUITA’
A la fresquita means, literally, ‘in the fresh’ (fresquita is the diminutive of fresca = fresh). It is a term used mainly in Andalucía and applied to that time of the evening when one can come out of the house and sit in the fresh air. The custom has become nearly extinct; when Prospero first came to this village over 30 years ago, the evening was full of people sitting outside their homes, whole families chatting to each other and their neighbours while the children played happily nearby. Read the rest of this entry »
ROMERÍA IN SAN PABLO
A romería is a get-together of the faithful around the figure of a Virgin. The Virgen del Carmen is the patron saint of mariners, so on July 16th (her ‘saint’s day’) the whole coastline will be in procession, often by boat (we’ll try to get more info on those). However, she is also venerated inland. This year, on July 20th, in San Pablo, for instance, she is brought out from the church at 10am, paraded through the village (click on picture to enlarge for details), and then on down to the river for a Mass and lunch, plus an afternoon of fun and games by all attending. This is a typical small village romería and very picturesque: horses, people, songs and dance…
A READER ASKS…
Q. Prospero, we have watched workmen put a statue of a stag on the roundabout. Is there any significance to the village with this animal? And our answer is:
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