Romería de El Rubio

Romería: Fiesta popular que con meriendas, bailes, etc., se celebra en el campo inmediato a alguna ermita o santuario el día de la festividad religiosa del lugar/ a party with food, dancing, singing celebrated in the countryside near a hermitage the day of a corresponding religious festival. 

Encarni made this dress herself.

Antonio, Encarni's brother, with his horse Piropo.

Lot of people starting the pilgrimage.

Gotta get a photo with Tia Dolores.

Did not know Lamborghini made tractors.

Antonio SR, Encarni's dad, with his mule and buggy.

Encarni and Dunna.

The oxen that carry the Virgin Mary.

Antonio and Carlos, Encarni's uncle.

Encarni's sister María José

The hermitage.

A random man from Scotland. He was actually really nice.

International Romería: the two guys on the left attend the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and are studying in Seville this semester. Somehow they ended up in El Rubio.

Dancing sevillanas.

Thomas, me, and Cristina--Antonio's girlfriend.

Me and some of my buddies: Miguel Ángel, Juanito, and el Pilu.

A little bit of America: Thomas and I standing next to a John Deere.

Elena and Dunna dancing.

Encarni's aunt Luisa.

On the way back after a long day.

This is the biggest day of the year in El Rubio. Over fifty tractors pulling covered wagons full of food and beverages, mule-drawn carts and buggies carrying people, several horses, and thousands of people walk the 8 kilometers from the town church to the hermitage out in the country and back. We started around 9AM and finished around 9PM. People sang and danced, ate and drank, and generally had a great time the whole day.