Dear Marc;
Thank you. That is a very nice account of the festival. I stayed in
Toremolinos for a few days some years ago and collected some very nice land
snails from the stairs on the steep cliff leading from the town down to the
sea.
Best regards,
George
> This is Marc Agren writing from Spain I wanted to share with you a
>special event that is happening today here at Torremolinos (southern
>Spain) Today is "Dia del Carmen" or "Day of Virgin Carmen", the lady of
>fishermen and the sea. There is an area on the beach called "La
>Carihuela" a former fishermen village now the best place around to savour
>seafood (Boquerones, Calamares, Rosada, Chanquetes, Mero, Gambas,
>Coquinas, Mejillones, Navajas, etc...)). I can see now in the distance (I
>live in the mountains near the coast) all the lights of the small boats
>that are taking the gorgeous statue of the virgin Carmen for a short
>ride. All the people have been following the young men that take her on
>their shoulders from the church to the sea, all is now it is a feast of
>light and water!!. No doubt, it is an ancestral tradition the worship to
>the sea, early man in the Mediterranean, the Phoenicians and many other
>cultures wanted to give thanks to nature, to the sea, for all the gifts
>supplied all the year around. We must also sometimes give thanks
>to Nature for all the treasures given to us. Best regards and stay in
>touch! Marc Agren Marc-Erik Agren Apartado de Correos Nš342
>Torremolinos, Malaga 29620 Spain- Europe [log in to unmask]
>http://www.malakos.com "CARPE DIEM SEIZE THE DAY AND GATHER YOUR SHELL
>COLLECTION... WHILE YOU MAY"
> Unknown Conchologist
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