Malaga, Spain, Tino and I vacationed there years ago, just down from
> Torremolinos. It's a beautiful area of Spain. I don't recall
> Benalmadena,
> nor the feria being mentioned. We were there August 1989.
> Thank you for sharing and rekindling both the good and the not so good
> times, what I often refer to as life's "emotional roller coaster."
>
> Pat
>
Pat and Nuestros Ranchos;
Here is the link to the Benalmadena calendar of events of Malaga España in case anyone is interested. http://www.andalucia.com/calendar/benalmadena.htm
It makes me want to hop on a plane to one of these festivals.
The month of June reminds me of la Fiesta de San Agustin in my pueblo of Tlachichila Zacatecas. During the two week celebration every night the singles in the town gather in the evenings around La Plaza. The females walk or strut around the courtyard in one direction to the tune of the music and the males march in the opposite direction also around the courtyard or plaza. The males come prepared with fresh flowers and when they see a female that particularly catches their eye they will hand her a flower as they pass, this is how she knows that he is interested in her. If at the next passing she is interested in him she will accept another flower, otherwise she will just pass him by. If he is very intersted and she does not respond and if he's persistent, he will begin to throw flowers in her direction. Mom and dad used to talk about this and I did not really believe it was still going on. Guess what? It is and it is a beautiful but provincial ritual or tradition.
Alicia
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Benalmadena Calendar of Events
Alicia,
Thank you for the website for Benalmadena. I didn't remember it, but after
looking at a map, we had to have passed it on our way to and from the resort
where we stayed. La Orquidea is located in Calahonda, down the "road," from
Benalmadena.
Loved your story about the Fiesta de San Agustin, and the traditional
courtship practices. Reminded me of what we heard about the Zocalo in
Mexico City, by day the laborers gathered with their tool boxes, and signs,
waiting to be hired for "odd jobs," and by evening, the Zocalo became the
social hub, with old and young gathering. In the "fast pace," of life that
we now experience, it's refreshing to know that some traditions continue
on...
Pat
> Pat and Nuestros Ranchos;
>
> Here is the link to the Benalmadena calendar of events of Malaga España in
> case anyone is interested.
> http://www.andalucia.com/calendar/benalmadena.htm
>
> It makes me want to hop on a plane to one of these festivals.
>
> The month of June reminds me of la Fiesta de San Agustin in my pueblo of
> Tlachichila Zacatecas. During the two week celebration every night the
> singles in the town gather in the evenings around La Plaza. The females
> walk or strut around the courtyard in one direction to the tune of the
> music and the males march in the opposite direction also around the
> courtyard or plaza. The males come prepared with fresh flowers and when
> they see a female that particularly catches their eye they will hand her a
> flower as they pass, this is how she knows that he is interested in her.
> If at the next passing she is interested in him she will accept another
> flower, otherwise she will just pass him by. If he is very intersted and
> she does not respond and if he's persistent, he will begin to throw
> flowers in her direction. Mom and dad used to talk about this and I did
> not really believe it was still going on. Guess what? It is and it is a
> beautiful but provincial ritual or tradition.
>
> Alicia
Courtship..walking around the plaza ( the jardin )
The tradition of going to the "jardin" as decribed below, with the young men and women walking around in oppositve direction to face each other is "alive and well" in Nochistlan and most small towns in Mexico. I've had the fortune to do it as a kid and teenager in Nochistlan, Teocaltiche and Aguascalientes - a really big town! I was in old Mazatlan two years ago. At the Plazuela, I was delighted to find that they did it too!
Gardenias, carnations, confetti and "serpentinas"are used to demonstrate your attraction to the lady. If she is interested in having the company to "platicar" - old fashion, traditional chat, with a chaperone of course! One gets to walk with her.
papagaia2 wrote:
Alicia,
Thank you for the website for Benalmadena. I didn't remember it, but after
looking at a map, we had to have passed it on our way to and from the resort
where we stayed. La Orquidea is located in Calahonda, down the "road," from
Benalmadena.
Loved your story about the Fiesta de San Agustin, and the traditional
courtship practices. Reminded me of what we heard about the Zocalo in
Mexico City, by day the laborers gathered with their tool boxes, and signs,
waiting to be hired for "odd jobs," and by evening, the Zocalo became the
social hub, with old and young gathering. In the "fast pace," of life that
we now experience, it's refreshing to know that some traditions continue
on...
Pat
> Pat and Nuestros Ranchos;
>
> Here is the link to the Benalmadena calendar of events of Malaga España in
> case anyone is interested.
> http://www.andalucia.com/calendar/benalmadena.htm
>
> It makes me want to hop on a plane to one of these festivals.
>
> The month of June reminds me of la Fiesta de San Agustin in my pueblo of
> Tlachichila Zacatecas. During the two week celebration every night the
> singles in the town gather in the evenings around La Plaza. The females
> walk or strut around the courtyard in one direction to the tune of the
> music and the males march in the opposite direction also around the
> courtyard or plaza. The males come prepared with fresh flowers and when
> they see a female that particularly catches their eye they will hand her a
> flower as they pass, this is how she knows that he is interested in her.
> If at the next passing she is interested in him she will accept another
> flower, otherwise she will just pass him by. If he is very intersted and
> she does not respond and if he's persistent, he will begin to throw
> flowers in her direction. Mom and dad used to talk about this and I did
> not really believe it was still going on. Guess what? It is and it is a
> beautiful but provincial ritual or tradition.
>
> Alicia