Patron Saint of Rota

Although I’ve only worked one day this week, we already have a day off. Tomorrow is the day of the patron saint of Rota, so it is a holiday here. Tonight we came across some of the celebrations in the old part of town, by our castle (that’s right, we have our very own castle!)

First there was a procession down the street which was made up of a marching band and horse-drawn carriages with girls all dressed up as if there were going to their weddings (in fancy white dresses), accompanied by guys in tuxes. Then later they did something on a stage and went into the castle... as you can see I have no idea what the meaning behind all of this is! But it was fun to watch. Then later on in the night there were fireworks and rockets that were set off.