You think you've seen it all in regards to going to the good ol' fair...until you go to the fair in Spain. The Spaniards go all out and deliver a week long fair that really is like stepping into another world. Instead of seeing the fair-goers in shorts and flip flops, covered in dripping ice cream and cotton candy stuck on their fingers, you see men wearing suits, hair slicked back and women decked to the nines in their traditional flamenco dresses and tacones (heels), flowers in hair, make up done to the fullest. You basically cannot be overdressed for the occasion. And though there is a whole section of roller coaster rides, ferris wheels, and fair food, the main and most sophisticated part of feria is the 'casetas' that line the dirt path streets. These 'casetas' are very fancy tents that are owned by people of the city, most of them being the CEO's of large companies because owning one of these tents is quite pricey. And so feria is all about who knows who, a social status contest if you will because you can only get into a caseta if you have a friend that owns one or can drop the right name to the spanish 'bouncer' of sorts in front of the tent. Inside the casetas, the people are having a ball of time, eating tapas, drinking, and dancing the day and night away with the traditional flamenco dances.
I never thought I would find myself in heels at a fair but this really was no ordinary fair. I am so glad I was able to see such a huge cultural aspect of Sevilla.
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| The entrance to all of feria that is lit up on Monday night at midnight, commencing the beginning of the festivities |
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| Looking into a caseta at night |
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| Dancing flamenco outside a caseta |
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