Festivals and Holidays in Cadiz

Festivals & Holidays in Cadiz

The most popular festivals you're likely to enjoy most in Cadiz are:

• Holy week
• Carnival
• Corpus Christi
• All saints day

Holy Week

For starters, let's look at Holy Week, known to many as the run-up to Easter. This festival offers a week of celebration, with processions of religious floats, brotherhoods and brass bands. It proposes an interesting method of celebrating this time of year and they take a lot of pride in maintaining their traditions.

Carnival

If you're looking for a good time, then this is certainly the time and place for you. As previously mentioned the locals of Cadiz enjoy throwing on a costume from time to time and if you check your calendar then you'll realise that this is certainly the time! It follows the outline of the Italian Venice carnival and, with the history of Cadiz, you realise that it was an important dock for trade at the time, therefore the people of Cadiz copied the practises of the passers by and have made it a great festival!

This festival really brings about a sense of character as it defines the idea of having fun and expressing yourself. It's so inviting that the participants don't consider even getting themselves into a decent hostel because the party is prepared to go all throughout the night! You'll find comedians displaying their talents throughout the day. Wine is definitely one of the keywords and really helps get the party started.

Corpus Christi

The festival that follows the personification of religion, as it celebrates all of the aspects of the Eucharist (the Christian sacrament or Lord's supper). One of the main features about this festival is the pleasant smell of the plants that surround the area by the cathedral. From there it follows a procession where by people go through the town and parade the custodias, vessels used to show the Eucharistic host.

All Saints Day

As the name suggests, All Saints Day - celebrated in November - is a celebration of all of the saints. People can celebrate this festival in several different ways. For example, many follow the tradition of lighting candles and visiting family members and friends who have passed away.

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