After my weekend in Lagos I made a spontaneous appearance at the Feria in Sevilla. It was the last night of the week long celebration, but still a great time!
Feria means "fair" in English and dates back to 1847 when it was originally organized as a livestock fair. Feria is held two weeks after Semana Santa. The way Feria works in Sevilla is that over a thousand "casetas"are set up in a section of the city called "Los Remedios." A caseta is a tent fully equip with furniture, decorations, full menu, bar, dancing and music. There is a doorman that monitors the entrance so that only members and friends of members are allowed in. Casetas can be owned by families, groups of friends, trades or political parties. Usually there are about 30 members to a caseta. For this reason, you cannot fully enjoy the Feria unless you are a member of a caseta or know someone that has one. Many malaugeños that I have spoken to do not like the Feria in Sevilla because of this-way too exclusive. So if you are a sevillano, Feria is a week long celebration of eating, drinking and spending time with family and friends...sound like pretty much every day in Spain rigtht?
Aside from the casetas, there is a massive carnival with games, rides and amazing junk food. It felt more American than Spanish to me...
Above: Outside the caseta
Above: A view inside the caseta
Above: Me holding up the traditional Feria drink- tastes like Sherry
Above: With Manu's family and the DiscoverSevilla crew inside his caseta
Above: Doesn't this girl look like she is having the time of her life!
Above: Typical Feria dress
