Fiesta de la Almudena

Madrid, Spain

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The bridge is held in Madrid Almudena. Chulapas Chulapos and have an appointment with the most traditional festival in Spain. The Madrid and Madrid come to stroll around the Plaza Mayor with blankets and coats, which celebrates a Mass in honor of the patroness of the city, the Virgen de la Almudena. Most devotees accompanying their patron in the procession and take part in a wreath. According to tradition, the Virgen de la Almudena was hidden by Christians, to avoid desecration, when the Moors invaded Madrid. Thus, the image was walled up in a bucket of the Roman wall with two lighted candles.