| The Alarde of San Marcial is held in the
city of Irun. This is a fiesta which commemorates the victory of the inhabitants of
the town in their many battles against their French neighbours. Thousands of its
citizens, wearing uniforms and organised into companies each with their respective
barmaid, and wearing red berets, wait for the orders of their general, who bursts
through the troops on horseback, to fire their shotguns into the air. This popular
fiesta is celebrated on June 30.
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