But… what is this thing called
the Pepitas? Well, it is a celebration that dates from the end of the 19th or
the beginning of the 20th centuries, in which the young men of the
town show affection to all women called Josephine singing under their balconies
devoting them love songs.
I really don’t know if in those ages there was a lot of girls called as the
Holy Father of God or if with half a dozen of them the tradition was stablished,
but the fact is that nowadays the members of the rondallas -the musical groups that perform the matter- dressed with
black clothes, white shirts and black cloaks adorned with striking colored
ribbons sing along the streets until late at night, with a big profusion of wine
and extras who, timidly at first, join the chorus and finally become the main
actors citywide.
There is also a more institutional event in Jofre Theater, a contest in which
groups seek to win the award that distinguishes them over the others, although this is a more formal and limited capacity act.
Any case I only want to warning you that in that dates all the city hotels
are plenty of reservations so, if your intention is to know Ferrol in its best
week now is the moment to book your trip and to program a journey between wines,
processions and tourist visits in which you will forget that this time will
rain again in Ferrol.
PS: This year the Holy Week will have as the main novelty that the Holy
Meeting between Jesus, Mary and Saint John will be held in Amboage Circle. I
don’t know how they will solve the problem of capacity, but I am completely
sure that all visitors will assume why the Pepitas is distinguished as Galician
Tourist Interest and Easter and its processions as International Tourist Interest
party.
I hope we’ll see there.
[i] The Viernes de Dolores is the Friday
before the beginning of Easter, the Holy Week for the Christians.
This is an attemp to write in English for all those readers from other countries. If you want to help me to make it better I will thank you a lot.
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