Festival "O Pote"

O POTE

THE MOST POPULAR FESTIVAL IN MY TOWN IS “O POTE” FESTIVAL.

IT IS A VERY OLD FESTIVAL, IT IS MORE THAN 75 YEARS OLD.

IT TAKES PLACE IN MANIÑOS IN AUGUST, USUALLY THE LAST SUNDAY OF AUGUST.

IT LASTS ONE DAY.

IN THE MORNING THERE IS A MASS IN THE TOWN CHURCH , BUT THERE ISN´T PROCESSION. A LOT OF PEOPLE GO TO THE FESTIVAL GROUNDS BECAUSE THERE ARE GAMES, RACES AND THEN, THERE ARE PICNICS UNDER THE TREES AND SOME PEOPLE MAKE HUTS.

IN THE AFTERNOON THERE ARE TRADITIONAL DANCES AND MUSIC AND PEOPLE WEAR TRADITIONAL COSTUMES TO DANCE. THERE IS ALWAYS A FOOTBALL MATCH IN THE FOOTBALL PITCH "o pote".

I DON´T WEAR SPECIAL COSTUMES OR CLOTHES, I USUALLY WEAR CASUAL CLOTHES, JEANS ,T-SHIRT AND TRAINERS.

IN THE EVENING THERE IS ALWAYS A BAND AND A LOT OF PEOPLE COME TO DANCE AND SING UNTIL VERY LATE IN THE NIGHT!!

I ALWAYS GO WITH MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS BECAUSE WE LOVE IT!

I LIKE SUMMER PARTIES AND FESTIVALS BUT “O POTE” IS THE MOST SPECIAL FOR ME!!