Divina Aurora
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Divina Aurora
Since Monday 18 August our town has been celebrating Divina Aurora, all the events are organised by a group of 18 year olds. There are loads of things for the youngsters to do, plenty of music until 5 a.m. in the morning most nights and of course the wake up bangers at 8 a.m. Last night the youngsters had their special dinner at a local restaurant which according to the information booklet they were either to be dressed as a stripper or they were going to be seeing a stripper (not sure which). Tonight there is a dance in the old cinema which we presume will end a similar time to other nights, however they will then have to trot off down to the poligon because there is a disco starting there at 5 a.m.
At 9.30 p.m. there was a procession of all the little boys, young men, fathers and uncles, this we understand is in celebration of manhood. After the procession we went to our friends as instructed but were taken to the main plaza for the fireworks and then returned to their house for dinner which lasted until 1 a.m. Everyone was yawning so we decided that it was time to leave but were told that we should walk around the town a little first and see the youngsters at their dance. So, a wander through the crowds of people, into the old cinema and watched them enjoying themselves, out into the street again to find that many of the bars had set up out in the street. Greetings were shouted to people in our group, hands were shook continuously and everyone was open, friendly and above all happy and jolly.
We explained to our friends that in the UK us oldies would not be walking into the youngster space at 1 a.m. because of the alcohol culture and the agression but they did not understand it at all. For us this emphasises one the differences in our two cultures.
Two more days of celebrating Divina Aurora and then we will start on Mare de Deu which will go on until 8 September so more music into the night but this is for the slightly older people although it is very noticeable that the youngsters join in and enjoy themselves too.
Rosemary
At 9.30 p.m. there was a procession of all the little boys, young men, fathers and uncles, this we understand is in celebration of manhood. After the procession we went to our friends as instructed but were taken to the main plaza for the fireworks and then returned to their house for dinner which lasted until 1 a.m. Everyone was yawning so we decided that it was time to leave but were told that we should walk around the town a little first and see the youngsters at their dance. So, a wander through the crowds of people, into the old cinema and watched them enjoying themselves, out into the street again to find that many of the bars had set up out in the street. Greetings were shouted to people in our group, hands were shook continuously and everyone was open, friendly and above all happy and jolly.
We explained to our friends that in the UK us oldies would not be walking into the youngster space at 1 a.m. because of the alcohol culture and the agression but they did not understand it at all. For us this emphasises one the differences in our two cultures.
Two more days of celebrating Divina Aurora and then we will start on Mare de Deu which will go on until 8 September so more music into the night but this is for the slightly older people although it is very noticeable that the youngsters join in and enjoy themselves too.
Rosemary
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Re: Divina Aurora
Yeah, the difference in alcohol culture is another plus for moving to Spain.
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Re: Divina Aurora
[QUOTE= We explained to our friends that in the UK us oldies would not be walking into the youngster space at 1 a.m. because of the alcohol culture and the agression but they did not understand it at all. For us this emphasises one the differences in our two cultures.[/QUOTE]
I was sitting in a restaurant the other day with a few friends talking about language and culture, and we had the joke about Eskimos having a hundred words for snow, which they haven't, and then one said, "Yes, but the British have more words for Drunk than any other language, which must mean SOMEthing!"
We got to about 40 before the bill....
I was sitting in a restaurant the other day with a few friends talking about language and culture, and we had the joke about Eskimos having a hundred words for snow, which they haven't, and then one said, "Yes, but the British have more words for Drunk than any other language, which must mean SOMEthing!"
We got to about 40 before the bill....
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Re: Divina Aurora
...At 9.30 p.m. there was a procession of all the little boys, young men, fathers and uncles, this we understand is in celebration of manhood. After the procession we went to our friends as instructed but were taken to the main plaza for the fireworks and then returned to their house for dinner which lasted until 1 a.m. Everyone was yawning ...
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