Feria of Seville and Dos Hermanas

The past week was "Feria" in Seville and then the next week it took in Place in Dos Hermanas. Feria is a celebration after the solemity of Semana Santa. The biggest and most important of all of Andalucia's ferias takes place in the southwest corner of the city in Seville. There is a ceremonial lighting of the Feria grounds, which is a large gate that everyone enters in. The fair grounds are huge; It is comprised of an attraction area with rides and games and 'casetas'. The Casetas are usually private "tent/housest" that are set up to have family and friends enter to drink, eat and dance. Some of them were incredible; They had huge chandeliers, nice paintings on the walls, photos and many other decorations to make it look like an actual house. There were a few public 'casetas' but you had to know somone to get into a private one. Luckily I went with a group of friends who knew a few people with private casetas we could get into. 

The gate into Feria

If you were walking through town at anytime during the week chances are you would see a few dozen women dressed in elaborate flamenco dresses. The men at feria had it a little easier; most people were dressed up in nice suits or dress clothes. The whole week is just a big party. Everyone just drinks until early morning all dressed up. I was sick and on antibiotics so the drinking part didn't happen. It was pretty funny to probably be one of the few sober people there. 

looking into a large caseta

Old people getting down 

Santiago and I

band playin in the streets

The next week was feria in Dos Hermanas. After work on Wednesday I went with a group of my coworkers to eat and hang out in the caseta of a coworker.

At school before heading to feria

Eating and dancing

We spent the afternoon there hanging out and drinking. I still wasn't feeling the greatest so I headed out a little early to get ready for a trip I was taking to Cordoba. We had a great dinner and hung out for the afternoon.

At dinner

Something inappropriate was probably just said

All and all Feria was a great time. I wish I would have not been sick so I could have drank with everyone else but it was still a fun time.