TABLES' DAY
On January, 31th, we celebrate St. Thomas Aquinas Day, patron saint of academics. That weekend the so-called Tables' Day takes place, when every class at Secondary School show a table about one topic. Students disguise themselves around a table. The tables are decorated with objects and food related to the chosen topic. Then, a contest among all the tables is carried out and the winners are awarded by teachers. After the contest, some people perform theatre plays, dancing shows... And when the party at school is finished, everyone goes out. It is a great day in Montoro!
On January, 31th, we celebrate St. Thomas Aquinas Day, patron saint of academics. That weekend the so-called Tables' Day takes place, when every class at Secondary School show a table about one topic. Students disguise themselves around a table. The tables are decorated with objects and food related to the chosen topic. Then, a contest among all the tables is carried out and the winners are awarded by teachers. After the contest, some people perform theatre plays, dancing shows... And when the party at school is finished, everyone goes out. It is a great day in Montoro!
Written by Elisa Cortés, Ana Lozano and Mª Angeles Calero
This year, the Comenius students chose a topic related to the most famous legendary icon in our place: the Bandolero
The bandolero (bandit) appears in Andalusia and other Spanish regions in the 18th and 19th centuries, during Phillip VII reign. He was an armed man whose main activities where focused on stealing and looting travellers in dangerous paths around the mountains. They normally acted in groups (cuadrillas), and the most popular places where they used to converge where the mountains Sierra Morena, the very surroundings of Montoro and Adamuz, our birth places.
Here, the Bachillerato group disguised as bandoleros and serranas in a featured cave.
The other group of Bachillerato students represented a scence which featured a typical peasant house of the period. Bandoleros did not use to break into their houses. Instead, they were considered as heroes by people, the Robin Hoods of poor Andalusian countrymen and women.
Finally, this is a picture of a theatre play that some students performed after the Tables' Contest.
If you want to see more pictures, click here.
Greetings from Spain! See you in Volos... 
3 comments:
I've always thought your culture is extraordinary and your post confirms once more my opinion.
Speranza
How interesting to learn about the Tables' Day and what nice costumes;-) Kari
You made a great page. It`s very interesting to know more about your carnival culture. We have something like that, too, but not so intensive like you.
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