Malaga celebrates a lot of interesting holidays that will allow you to get acquainted with the most beautiful traditions of local people. Many annual celebrations have a religious theme, one of the main events for locals is the celebration of Holy Week. This holiday is considered to be the most spectacular, its main event is the solemn processions that are held on the city streets. During such processions, statues of patron Saints are carried around the city, which are kept in local churches and cathedrals throughout the year. They are presented to the public only once a year, in addition to the solemn processions, the celebration of Holy Week includes a lot of other events. Musical concerts, performances of dancers and street performers, theatrical performances on religious themes and gastronomic programs-these are just some of the events of the important holiday. In March, Malaga holds an interesting historical festival called the Capture of Gaussian. The small ancient town Gaussian became famous for the fact that its inhabitants fought back the army of the French conquerors at the beginning of the 19th century. For more than 200 years a magnificent celebration is held in Malaga in honour of this important historical event. On a solemn day, the city holds interesting theatrical performances in the open air, every one together with the indigenous people can put on beautiful historical costumes and take part in folk festivals. In the first summer month, guests of
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