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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…)
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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