The festival
Twelve chapters
The festival told chapter by chapter, drawing on the sisters’ memories, their photographs and the documents.
01
Saint Agatha
The martyr of Catania and why her date matters
02
Antiquity
What is known, what is supposed and what is remembered
03
Pranks and fun
The world turned upside down, in the village’s memory
04
Costumes
From borrowed skirts to the Alcarria costume
05
Mayoress and councillors
The draw, the staff and the guests of honour
06
Mass, procession and maneros
The saint on women’s shoulders and the bidding to carry her
07
The bonfire
The legend of the woodcutters and the fire of every February
08
Traditional dances
The Espinosa jota, the ribbons, the hoops and the wheel
09
Peleles
Leocadio, Leocadia and a fiery ending
10
Aguedillas, limonada and brass band
A sweet that exists only here
11
Lunch and dance
The sisters’ table and everyone’s night
12
Tradition
From grandmothers to granddaughters, for those not yet born
