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9 May in Urduña (Bizkaia)

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Corporation members from Arrastaria in procession to Our Lady of Old Sanctuary. Urduña (Bizkaia), 2014

Corporation members from Arrastaria in procession to Our Lady of Old Sanctuary. Urduña (Bizkaia), 2014. Labayru Fundazioa Photographic Archive.

8 May is an eventful day in Urduña. The feast is popularly known as ochomayos. Locals commemorate the renewal of the vow made to Our Lady of Old, their patroness, back in the 17th century.

On 9 May all attention moves to the Arrastaria Valley. The valley belongs now to the municipality of Amurrio (Álava) and comprises the villages of Tertanga, Délica, Artomaña and Aloria. (more…)

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