This festival, name after the "blusa" or "smock" worn by the young men
on festive occasions, is held on July 25th and is also known as "garlic
day".
The garlic stalls are set out along the entire length of the street
called San Francisco. The morning festivities begin with the long-held
tradition of buying a string of garlic, which people wear around their
necks on the way home. Garlic day is a kind of prelude to the festivals
of the Patron Saint of the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, the festival of the
Virgen Blanca (White Virgin), held on August 4-9. |
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