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Stained glass window at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Old in Urduña (Bizkaia). Labayru Fundazioa Photographic Archive.
The devotion professed by the people of Urduña (Bizkaia) to the Virgin of Old dates from further back than the feast popularly known as ochomayos. It was on 8 May 1639 that the local council named her patroness of the town “forever and ever”. The day fell on a Sunday that year and was celebrated with “bullfighting, masquerading and fireworking”, hence the tradition, by vow, of annual celebrations featuring bulls, large-headed cabezudos and fireworks. (more…)
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