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Mijas Fair
Mijas: Second week in September
In the first fortnight of September the fair of Mijas town
is celebrated in honor of Our Lady the Virgin of the Rock
- the Patron Saint of Mijas - with an ample program of culture,
sport, musical and festive activities.
The celebrations start with a great procession of giants and
masks and that crosses the main streets of Mijas, accompanied
by bands and the queens of the fairs of Mijas, Las Lagunas
and La Cala and their respective ladies of honor, and it finishes
with a childrens celebration in the town hall.
On the day of the Patron Saint of Mijas (8th September) and
after the traditional floral offering to the Virgin, a procession
of the image of the Virgin of the Rock is made from the parochial
temple to its sanctuary, accompanied by the authorities, religious
brotherhoods, associations and a large public crowd.
At the arrival of the Patron Saint at its sanctuary, there
is a firework display, and another one to mark the end of
the Feria.
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