Les Santes

Les Santes is the largest festival in the city of Mataró, Spain. It is celebrated every year from the 25th to the 29th of July.[1] The festivities include comedy shows, live music, fireworks[2] and typical features present in catalan festivals, such as correfocs and "gegants" (meaning gigants).

Photo of one of the "gegants" at a correfoc

In 2010 it obtained the recognition of "Heritage Festival of National Interest" by the Government of Catalonia.

References
  1. "Mataró celebrará su fiesta de Les Santes adaptada a la normativa Covid". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  2. Periódico, El (2021-07-20). "Mataró pide "prudencia" a los vecinos de la ciudad para poder celebrar unas Santes "seguras"". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-18.


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