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The Fiesta de Cascamorras is a festival that takes place in the towns of
The Fiesta de Cascamorras is a festival that takes place in the towns of Guadix
Guadix (; Local pronunciation: aˈðih is a city and municipality in southern Spain, in the province of Granada.
The city lies at an altitude of 913 metres, on the centre of the Hoya of Guadix, a high plain at the northern foothills of the Si ...
and Baza in the province of Granada
Granada (,, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the c ...
, Spain
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, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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, annually on September 6. The two towns fight for possession of a statue of the Virgen de la Piedad. In 2013, the festival was declared a Fiestas of International Tourist Interest of Spain
The title of Fiesta of International Tourist Interest is an honorary distinction that is given in Spain by the ''General Secretariat of Tourism of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade of the Government of Spain'' to the fiestas or events inv ...
.
History
Guadix and Baza are twoAndalusia
Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The ...
n towns in the Province of Granada, neighbors, sisters and rivals. Cascamorras, a worker from Guadix, found a buried sacred image of the Virgen de la Piedad (Our Lady of Mercy) while working on the land of Baza. Encouraged by his Guadixan countrymen, he attempted to carry the sacred image to Guadix, but Bazans snatched it before he arrived, punishing what they considered a sacred theft. When Cascamorras returned to Guadix empty-handed, his countrymen, who expected the image of the Virgin, were deeply disappointed and viciously pursued those they considered responsible for their frustration. Finally, hero and people reconciled, they prayed to the Virgin who was in the other town. Since then, recalling those events that unite and oppose them, Baza and Guadix celebrate the Fiesta de Cascamorras for three days in the late summer of each year.
See also
*Spanish culture
The culture of ''Spain'' is based on a variety of historical influences, primarily based on the culture of ancient Rome, Spain being a prominent part of the Greco-Roman world for centuries, the very name of Spain comes from the name that the Rom ...
*Traditions
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External links
* http://www.elcascamorras.com - Cascamorras, Guadix - Baza * https://web.archive.org/web/20081019041130/http://www.cascamorras.org/ Asociación Cascamorras * https://web.archive.org/web/20071105181858/http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_12284.shtml * https://web.archive.org/web/20081019041130/http://www.cascamorras.org/ Festivals in Spain Autumn events in Spain {{Festival-stub