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San Tirso 2004
Feb 04
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Ambroa Parish held its annual San Tirso fiesta on Saturday and Sunday, January 24-25. These winter fiestas are always smaller, less elaborate (and less costly) than our summer San Ramon fiestas. The custom is to have a short vermut sesión Saturday after a Mass, then dancin' and drinkin' that night, followed by another vermut sesión after Sunday's Mass. 
Unlike our summer fiestas, which are open-air affairs, winter fiestas are held under a big tent
because the odds are that there'll be bad weather. This year's tent (right) was erected
next to the building and was well anchored against the wind.
Back in 2001, a windstorm blew in overnight and destroyed the tent. Click here to see the result. |
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The band "Madeira" played both sessions on Saturday.
A trio played for Sunday's shorter, two-hour session. |
"Madeira" changed clothes for the night session.
Despite appearances, there really is an audience. |
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Audience at the other end of the tent. (The bar's on the left.)
They're back there because the band was really loud. |
After a few drinks, folks moved closer to the band and danced.
(I apologize for the poor quality of these night photos) |
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Saturday night at 10 PM, when the music started, only a few people danced,
but eventually a lot more did. The fact that the "dance floor" was rough asphalt
didn't seem to slow them down.
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