Santiago was one of the twelve apostols of Jesus. According to tradition, Santiago came to Spain to spread the word of Christ, in the 1st century AC, at first he wasn´t well received but after seeing the aparition of the Virgen in Zaragoza,and from this moment Spain opened its heart to Christ.
Santiago , is the patron saint of the town Santiago de la Ribera, so lots going on.
At 8am a band will march through the streets, at 11am there will be a mass at the Santiago Apostol Church, at 12.30 there will be a "cucaña" as this is held by the sea, the greasy pole will not be straight up but across the sea! and contestants have to walk along it, without falling off! prize will be a leg of ham and a trophy! To see more pictures of this event click the picture below.
At 9pm there will be a procession
At 10.30pm there will be a Verbena (an open air dance) with the band "Showband" playing
To see a youtube video of the band playing click here
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/07/los-alcazares-santiago-de-la-ribera-and.html
