Les Santes

Les Santes is the largest festival in the city of Mataró, Spain. It is celebrated every year from the 25th to the 29th of July.^[1] The festivities include comedy shows, live music, fireworks^[2] and typical features present in catalan festivals, such as correfocs and "gegants" (meaning gigants).

Photo of one of the "gegants" at a correfoc

In 2010 it obtained the recognition of "Heritage Festival of National Interest" by the Government of Catalonia.

External links edit

Official website (in Catalan)
Les Santes website (in Catalan)

References edit

^ "Mataró celebrará su fiesta de Les Santes adaptada a la normativa Covid". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
^ Periódico, El (2021-07-20). "Mataró pide "prudencia" a los vecinos de la ciudad para poder celebrar unas Santes "seguras"". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-18.

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[1] "Mataró celebrará su fiesta de Les Santes adaptada a la normativa Covid". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-08-18.

[2] Periódico, El (2021-07-20). "Mataró pide "prudencia" a los vecinos de la ciudad para poder celebrar unas Santes "seguras"". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-18.

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