January
San Antón
This celebration takes place on 17 January.
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March/April
Romería del Lunes de Resurrección
This religious procession takes place after Holy Week.
This romería takes place in the Santuario de la Virgen de la Sierra and it is a local holiday.
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May
Romería de San Cristobal
This religious procession takes place on the first Sunday in May.
People go to the Chapel of San Cristóbal to eat hornazo, a sweet bun with an egg on top held in place by a cross made of dough that has all been oven-baked. It is customary to “crack the egg” on the forehead of the first person you can catch.
At the end of the religious event, a large hornazo and a small statue of the image of San Cristóbal are auctioned. Afterwards, the Saint is taken back to the Chapel, also with a procession, and when it arrives at its doors it is exhibited during the popular distribution of the bateo (toasted wheat).
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Romería a la Virgen de la Sierra
This religious procession takes place on the third Sunday in May.
People carry La Virgen de la Sierra on their shoulders to the altar built for the celebration of mass, and once the ceremony has finished, the Virgin is taken to the Chapel again amongst constant displays of faith by its loyal followers. |
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Mayos a la Virgen
This takes place during May.
The celebration of Mayos a la Virgen consists of distributing crosses at different points of the town from the Town Hall to the crosses.
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San Isidro
This celebration is held on 15 May.
After the holy service has been held, San Isidro is carried in a procession that goes from the chapel of San Isidro along the usual route. |
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August
Bajada de la Virgen de la Sierra
This takes place on the third Sunday in August.
The Patron Saint is taken from her chapel down to the village as a prelude to the start of the local Fairs and Festivals on 7 September.
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Fiesta del Madrugador
The ‘fiesta of the early risers’ takes place on the first Sunday in August.
The fiesta is held in honour of the men that get up early every day to go to work in Madrid. The festival is held around the sculpture of the Madrugador on calle el Cordón. |
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September
Fairs and Festivals
These are held on 8 September, which is a public holiday.
Fairs and Festivals in honour of the Virgen de La Sierra.
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November
Subida de la Virgen de la Sierra
This takes place on the third Sunday in November.
The Virgen de la Sierra is carried up from the village to the chapel and stays there until the following year when she is taken back down to the village on the third Sunday in August for the Villarrubia fiestas.
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