APRIL FAIR and CARMONA FAIR

1-Seville April Fair is a huge annual event.
2-The fair officially begins on Monday at midnight, normally 2 weeks after Semana Santa (Holy Week)
 3-and ends with a fireworks display the following Sunday, again, at midnight.
 4-As well as flamenco
5- the other main themes of the party are horses and bullfighting
6-Women are dressed up in the colourful "faralaes" or "trajes de flamenca" (flamenco style dress)
7-Some men wear the the traditional "traje corto" (short jacket, tight trousers, boots and hat called "cordobés".
8-At noon every day there is a procession called the ‘Paseo de Caballos’ in which local girls in their full flamenco outfit are pulled through the city in beautiful carriages by splendid horses. (2 slides)
9-In the evening some of the year’s top bullfights take place at the Maestranza bullring.
10-There are more than 1000 marquees, known as ‘casetas’,
11-where there is ongoing flamenco performances, loud music and a bar at the event site. (2 slides)
12- During the fair thousand of locals and visitors alike enjoy the food, drink, dancing and attractions until dawn. (2 slides)
13-The Fair dates back to 1847 when it was originally organized as a livestock fair
14- Carmona Fair dates from 1466, when Henry IV of Castile granted the town the privilege of celebrating an annual cattle fair. (2 slides)
15-In Carmona as well, you can see crowds partying and dancing "Sevillanas", drinking Jerez sherry, or manzanilla wine, and eating tapas. (2 slides)
16-Carmona fair is known for its magnificent marquees. 
17-And it is also known for its a festive atmosphere day and night.
18-These are some pictures of the fair with the sound of “sevillanas”.