Fiestas of National Tourist Interest of Spain: Difference between revisions

The category of Fiesta of National Tourist Interest in Spain is an honorary designation given to festivals or events held in Spain and that offer real interest from the tourism perspective.

January

Fiestas during the month of January

Image	Name	Days	Concession
	La Vijanera Silió (Cantabria) This is a winter masquerade or carnival with many similarities to other celebrations that take place throughout Europe since the last week of December to late February. According to some experts its origin has to do with the Upper Paleolithic zoomorphic paintings and has been assimilated mainly features of the Celtic and Roman cultures.	First Sunday of January, unless this match the new year, then moves to the next	2009
	Cabalcade of Magi of Alcoy Alcoy (Alicante)	5
	Cabalcade of Magi of Seville Seville (Andalusia) This traditional Cabalcade of Magi is considered the oldest in Andalusia, and has its origin in 1918. Emerged to bring happiness to disadvantaged children and has become an important event full of music, color and fantasy.	5
	Els Traginers of Igualada Igualada (Barcelona) This popular festival of the arrieros is the oldest of Catalonia, as it takes place since 1822, in commemoration to Anthony the Great. The main element holding the horse as beast of drag, so it is an endless parade of carts and carriages.	16-20
	Festa de Sant Antoni Abat Sa Pobla (Baleares)	17
	Tamborrada of San Sebastián Donostia-San Sebastián (Gipuzkoa) Originating in the 19th century, the fiesta begins with the raising of the flag that gives way to a whole day of music with drums and barrels through all the streets of the city until it is lowered again the flag.	20	1981