MANILVA ON ANDALUCIA DAY.

MANILVA ON ANDALUCIA DAY – PART ONE.

First of all to get things right Andalucia Day is actually on Monday 28th February 2011 when it is a bank holiday but all the celebrations and party are taking place today!

Mano and Anna called in first thing and we joined then up at Bar Rojas and collected our free Andalucian Breakfast from the stall; it is the local Pan Morena with Olive Oil and Sugar and a slice of Cinnamon Cake together with a coffee; the weather today was a little cooler then yesterday 22degs and with a slight breeze so it was very pleasant in which turned out to be a long day. As the villager’s come up to the Town Hall the atmosphere builds up; the Mayor and Councillor’s glad handed everybody and I thanked the four Councillor’s who arranged for the new flags; The Chief of Police,Paco Luque was in his finest dress uniform along with his Deputy Manolo and the local duty policeman. The Municipal Band led by Fernando marched in and the Municipal Choir was up on the second stage outside the Town Hall; after the introductions the Mayor Antonia Munoz proposed the toast to Andalucia and the anthem was sung as the flag was raised with a lot of clapping and cheering at the end! All along Calle Mar are stalls for the children and of course a Bouncy Castle; everybody are in their finest and the atmosphere is very friendly as the day goes on. The pictures below will give you a little idea of the day as it happened.


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