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One of the most important holidays in San Sebastian
The Fair of St. Thomas, is one of the most important holidays of Gipuzkoa, the beginning of the holiday season. It is on December 21 at many locations, with the most popular fair which is held in the old part of San Sebastian. The highlights of this party are the txistorra, the talus and cider. This celebration dates back to the 19th century. The December 21, the "home", approached the city, to pay rent to the owners of the houses, which is where they normally lived. Advantage to bring their pockets full of money, and their products, they exchanged with other farmers. This gave this show. From early, which hosts the squares are filled with stalls with local produce, animals, crafts, folklore ...
It's a nice rural festival, where many people got dressed up in traditional clothes "baserritarra". For big crowds you can zoom in or Irun eg Hondarribia (the latter, one of the lovely cities of the Basque Country, where at this time they also have on display a living nativity scene).
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