So you all know I love Spain, but the Feria de abril here in Sevilla has to be my most favorite event I have attended! Ok a little history, pretty much everyone I asked "What is the significance of Feria?" (In spanish of course) They would say "Beber!" or my favorite english word from Sergio "Enjoy!" But back in the day it was where people would come from all over selling food, animals and so on. Girls would get all dolled up, they would dance the 'sevillanas' and drink the days away. Now it's just a big festival. Where sevillanos pay tons of euros to have little casetas to drink and dance in. Girls create or pay more than 200 euros for a beautiful flamenco dress. Everyone just has a great time!
I started Feria off on monday at midnight with the viewing of the lighting of the Portada. This year everyone hates the portada, if you talk to anyone in Sevilla they say how ugly and horrible it is. For some reason they put "Sevilla 2019-2022" and no one knows why! But after that it was kinda like New Years after the ball drops...what should we do. So we went in and watched people dance sevillanas for hours. Then yesterday was the real start to Feria. I began with Encarni, her sister and her daughters family. Oh my we had to stop every five minutes to pay for something or else the kids would cry. The rides were all around 5 euros per kid, and then of course they need more sugar to ride more rides. Eventually we made it to a caseta where we had beer, tinto de verano and met up with more family. The little girls were so cute in their flamenco dresses, ugh I wish I couldve brought my camera! I loved all the unique dresses, there was not one dress repeated, seriously. Unless it was a mom and a daughter wearing the same one, which I totally want to do when I have my daughter. Then after a while Encarni had to go home and I went out with Sergio and his crazy friends. I felt like one of the spanish girls too because the señoritas were all telling me gossip about the boys.
The drink of Feria is Manzanilla and 7up, and it is like water. You're all hot and thirsty that you just guzzle it down and before you know it you're dancing sevillanas even though you dont know it. All his friends actually thought I was spanish until they heard my accent, and the man who owned the caseta tried to teach me Sevillanas.. they told me I did good but I know I failed. But it was all so much fun!! I seriously want to come live in Sevilla just to come to Feria every year. Now I must say a farewell, but I may have more stories from feria tonight!
Besos!
Lol this is the 'ugly' portada in the rectangle is where it says 2019-2022
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