{"id":6385,"date":"2022-03-26T16:50:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T23:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=6385"},"modified":"2022-03-26T16:50:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T23:50:56","slug":"whirling-stilt-dancers-of-anguiano-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=6385","title":{"rendered":"Whirling stilt dancers of Anguiano Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hLfUrriaQm8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year on July 22nd (Although the main day is July 22nd, this \u201cfiesta\u201d last three days and is often repeated on the last weekend of Sept), the city of Anguiano Spain honors Saint Mary Magdalene in an unusual way. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fifofuspain.com\/the-whirling-stilt-dancers-anguiano\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.fifofuspain.com\/the-whirling-stilt-dancers-anguiano\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Whirling Stilt Dancers festival<\/a> starts with the\u00a0parade of the dancers and musicians\u00a0at 10 am. \u00a0At 12 pm there is a\u00a0procession\u00a0during which the dancers, always backwards, dance to the virgin along the way. Two hours later after the mass, the whirling (<em>Danza de los Zancos<\/em>) starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems that\u00a0walking on stilts\u00a0was common in this area\u00a0of the country because it\u00a0was a very damp zone, and the tall grasslands doesn\u00b4t allow the farmers to see the cattle. On the other hand the farmers used to\u00a0dance to the virgin\u00a0asking for good crops. \u00a0Both traditions were brought together; every year in\u00a0July\u00a0eight dancers on stilts of almost 50 cm high whirls down the stairs of the church and the cobbled street that leads to the town hall. The whirling flight down the steep hill is precarious to say the least. The winner is the one who makes it the furthest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IiuxfF3qLwE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year on July 22nd (Although the main day is July 22nd, this \u201cfiesta\u201d last three days and is often repeated on the last weekend of Sept), the city of Anguiano Spain honors Saint Mary Magdalene in an unusual way. The Whirling Stilt Dancers festival starts with the\u00a0parade of the dancers and musicians\u00a0at 10 am. \u00a0At 12 pm there is a\u00a0procession\u00a0during which the dancers, always backwards, dance to the virgin along the way. 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