Spanish Holidays

Human castle- this group actually walked around like this (very scary) The giants The big heads A couple of weeks ago there was a religious holiday. Now what is surprising part is how many holidays I have participated in while living in Spain whether it be a religious or just a regular holiday. There has been one almost ever month I have been here. Plus they usually last from Friday to Sunday and sometimes even longer. If it's on a weekday then the entire town shuts down just like it does on Sundays around here. No work or school or shops are open. Now why don't we have something like that. I don't know about anyone else, but I would love to have that many holidays. I think they the Spanish are in the right frame of mind here. Holidays bring the community together and you much much needed time off. I'm ready, sign me up. This particular holiday had a rosary Friday night. It was really nice to witness. The people met in a plaza and everyone lit a candle. Then they all walked from the plaza to the church and in the speakers you could here the priest saying the rosary. Saturday afternoon was a huge mass said by the Bishop and many of the surrounding priests were part of the service. Mass had to be said outside because so many people attend. Afterward, there was a big parade. The parade here are different. They do not have floats like we do, but instead it's a parade of people all dressed in different costumes with music playing. There were also people that dress up in these huge heads or have a dragon or lion body, the giants (these huge people-like dolls that probably are 15-20ft tall) were there as well as the human castles.