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El fotógrafo artístico Luis López “Gabú” muestra su obra sobre los lejanos “Cristianos Puros de África” con una visión muy intimista y pictórica sobre los cristianos de las altas tierras de Etiopia y Eritrea, que tienen su origen en la propia época de Jesucristo, a diferencia de los cristianos de otras partes de África, cuya fe fue impuesta por las colonizaciones europeas.
El artista, tras finalizar el proyecto fotográfico artístico-testimonial sobre las escuelas coránicas en África (Madrasas Africanas) y el del Vudú en Haití, inicio el proyecto que se presenta con una visión abierta hacia la espiritualidad de las culturas menos conocidas y herméticas, lo que enriquece la obra presentada por mantener una visión abierta del mundo pero respetuoso con la importancia del mantenimiento de las diferentes formas de espiritualidad y la importancia de las mismas para mantener un planeta más rico culturalmente.
La espiritualidad y emotividad del proyecto se presenta en el final del Camino de Santiago, en el propio contorno de la Catedral de Santiago, en pleno Año Santo y en dos espacios diferentes por la amplitud del proyecto y las dos formas de ver el mismo, de tal forma que la obra “Cristianos puros de África” se divide en dos importantes exposiciones y centros expositivos:
- Casa da Parra: 'Cristianos puros de África: Culto y fe'
- Museo das peregrinacións: 'Cristianos puros de África: Peregrinaciones'
On July 16, Melide celebrates the feast of El Carmen with a lot of emotion and devotion for the Saint, even though it is not a coastal town.
Every year more than 1,500 people gather to savour the biggest paella made in Galicia with 1,000 kg of rice. The festival started in 2001 and has already been consolidated as an important event in the Municipality of Silleda’s festive calendar.
The Chaián Chub Festival reaches its 40th year in 2014 and includes the now-traditional cyprinid fishing competition, as well as a popular gastronomy festival and subsequent dance.
From 1984 to date, every first weekend in August, the Municipality of Val do Dubra pays tribute to its residents who have emigrated and its visitors.
This is a very popular festival that is well established in the Municipality of Silleda’scalendar. Every year, more than 10,000 people gather together to savour around 2,000 portions of omelette and 1,000 litres of wine free of charge. The festival began to be held in 1989, reaching its 22nd year in 2010.
The “Festa do Galo Piñeiro e Mostra Cabalar,” declared a Festival of Galician Tourist Interest in 2010, is held every year on the first weekend in August in the village of Pedrouzo (Arca).
The gastronomy festival par excellence in the municipality of Padrón, held on the first Saturday in August in the parish of Herbón. It started in 1978 and is now classified as a Festival of Galician Tourist Interest.
Festival featuring the promotion and tasting of ham, which is held on August 14 in the parish of Bermés (Lalín) and will reach its 16th year in 2014. Cured and roast ham is served, along with bread and wine.
San Caralampio is held in Melide on the second Sunday in September. This festival, also known as the Festival of the Drunks, has Bacchus reminiscences and is devoted to wine.
Lalín’s feast day is held on the first Sunday after September 18th in honour of Our Lady of Sorrows. The festivities last for 5 days, since Monday and Tuesday are local holidays.
Like the 5th of every month, the Municipality of Touro holds its local market, but on this occasion it is devoted especially to the Carnival Festival. A parade featuring the traditional “Xenerais da Ulla” and carnival groups with the festival’s most representative elements.
Declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest, the Stew Festival is a tribute to one of the outstanding dishes of Galician gastronomy. It is held on the Sunday before the Carnival festival and with the passing of the years, it has become one of the main gastronomy festivals in Galicia and even in the Iberian Peninsula. It began in 1968, with the objective of exalting and promoting the town of Lalín as a point of reference in the production of quality meat and excellent farm products.
The Arzúa Cheese Festival, declared a Festival of Galician Tourist Interest, is held on the first weekend in March.
An event declared a Festival of Galician Tourist Interest that receives an important number of visitors from all over Galicia every year. This festival was one of the first “filloa” (crepe) festivals held in Galicia, being centred on an exclusively Galician product, just like other traditional products accompanying it (honey, chorizo…), although there are similar desserts in other regions and countries. In view of its age, we can determine that it originated as a genuine promotion of this characteristic Entroido (Galician Carnival) product.
