Bando de la Huerta is a spring festival celebrated in Murcia. I think it translates as "The group from the orchard / market garden", but someone correct me if I'm wrong!
The festival involves lots of groups of people (penas) who organise put up bars and restaurants (barracas). The fiesta celebrates local food and an agricultural theme is evident. Murica is refered to as "La Huerta de Espana" - due to the amount of fruit and veg grown in the province. It's that heritage which is celebrated at the bando de la huerta fiesta. Murcia also produces excellent "embutido", including sausages such as morcilla and longaniza. Look out for lemon leaves fried in sugared batterare a traditional sweet treat served at the fiesta.
The locals wear traditional brightly colored traditional Murcian agricultural clothes and there are processions involving floats, horses and animals.
The atmosphere is relaxed and during the day it's great for children and older tourists. As you would expect the party atmosphere continues late into the night.
Bando de la Herta is being celebrated on the 26th of April 2011
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