Jun 212012
This was my first visit to Granada during Corpus Cristi, which is their biggest celebration of the year and also coincides with their Feria. The day before Corpus is the “La Tarasca” procession, with a dragon-riding queen, accompanied by giants and demons wearing huge heads who swat at you with leather balloons as they walk by (they also appear in the Corpus procession). The night before Corpus altars go up (there is a competition for best altar, balcony and storefront display) and the streets along the procession route are strewn with greenery (“lo que hay”, I was told) and camomile flowers. Interesting to see the similarities – and differences – between the ways Granada and Sevilla celebrate Corpus Cristi.
