Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! In todays audio blog, David gives us the low-down on one of the most exciting celebrations in Sevillla, “La Feria de Abril”. Listen in to hear all about how this festival started and what its turned into today. The Advanced Audio Blogs provide ambitious students with a challenging lesson to practice listening comprehension. By listening to the blog and following along on the transcript, you can really compare the written word to the spoken sound of the Spanish language.
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4 Responses to “Advanced Audio Blog #33 - La Feria de Abril (Spain)”
May 3rd, 2008 at 12:45 am
This broadcast was recorded on location in Madrid, Spain. Here is today’s transcript:
Spanish:
¡Hola a todos! ¿Qué tal os ha ido la semana? Por aquí todo bien. Estamos en pleno mes de Abril, y en una ciudad de España, Sevilla, esperan este mes con impaciencia durante todo el año, porque es el momento de su gran fiesta: la Feria de Abril.
Las ferias eran originalmente reuniones de comerciantes, principalmente ganaderos y agricultores, de una semana de duración aproximadamente. Estas ferias facilitaban la compraventa de los productos del campo, pero también había tiempo para hablar, comer y beber.
Con el paso del tiempo, la parte de la diversión se fue haciendo más importante que la parte comercial, y hoy en día, la Feria de Abril de Sevilla es una fiesta para comer, beber y bailar en las “casetas”, que son unas tiendas temporales, y que llegan a formar casi un pueblo durante una semana dentro de Sevilla.
En el recinto donde se montan las casetas la gente pasea a pie, a caballo o en carruaje, se visitan en sus casetas, se reúnen con sus familiares y amigos, y, sobre todo, se bailan “sevillanas” a todas horas y en todas partes.
¿Conocíais la Feria de Abril? ¿Os han entrado ganas de visitarla? ¡Ya me contaréis! ¡Hasta pronto!
May 4th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
¡Hola! David,
I think some years ago I visited “una Feria de Abril”, but I am not sure if it was in Sevilla.
¿La Feria de Abril, hay sólo en Sevilla o tambíen en otras ciudades de España o en Andalucía?
May 6th, 2008 at 10:07 am
We celebrated Feria in my flamenco dance studio recently. (I won a Sevillanas contest! I love to dance Sevillanas with castanets.) It would be fantastic to go to a real Feria in Sevilla…but as I hear, the casetas are very exclusive. It seems like you have to have connections in high places to get into one!
May 12th, 2008 at 8:30 am
Hey there!
Mariposa: there are Ferias in other cities. I would say that after Sevilla, Málaga is the next one in popularity. But people from Málaga will never assume they are second (Sevilla and Málaga are two cities that are always competing for everything, and the Ferias is one of these reasons).
Bouks: You are right; las casetas are very exclusive (in fact, they are private and you can only access them if you know the owners). There are some of them which are public access (unions, political parties…). But anyway, even if you can’t enter a caseta, it will be a great experience to visit la Fera de Sevilla.
Saludos,
David.
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Function: celebrating in Seville | Topic: celebrations | Politeness Level: informal
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