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May Cross Celebration
Every year in Cordoba, the May is nothing, but a nonstop celebration. It all starts with the so called May Cross Celebration, when people create and set up large crosses made of or adorned by flowers so that squares and other major places are beautifully decorated. Originally a Christian tradition, the celebration has become a citywide folk festival.
The most beautiful crosses get awarded by the city council. So everyone who joins the May Cross contest is striving to creating the most beautiful cross. Nowadays, performances and presentations make the entire city be a single fairground. Visitors and locals may experience Andalusian folklore, including chants and folk dance.
The celebration comes from a Catholic custom. In ancient times, Cordobans used to decorates Christian crosses to praise them and to express their beliefs. In the course of time, the artistic aspect of this tradition got more and more important so that a profane tradition emerged.
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