Malaga Maritime procession of the Virgen del Carmen
Celebrated in the fishing districts of Malaga and other Andalusian towns, this festival pays homage to the Virgen del Carmen. An image of the Virgin is carried on a dais around the neighbourhood before being placed on a boat covered with flowers, which sails down the coast with an accompanying fleet. No fiesta in Andalusia would be complete without the ritual partying, featuring plenty of traditional song and dance.
Fiesta del Cármen in Marbella
Although Marbella's glamorous present has little to do with its humble past, the Fiesta del Cármen is still celebrated every year with a traditional procession. Cármen is the patron saint of seafarers and the celebration dates back to when the town's main source of revenue was the fishing industry. Every year on the 16 July the Vírgen del Cármen is taken on a procession around the beach and then paraded through the town.
Before the age of technology, sailors depended on the stars
for guidance, hence the religious analogy with the Holy Virgin
who guides the faithful like a star in the ocean to the port
of safety, Jesus Christ.
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