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Inmaculada Concepción leads today's complete edition for Spain.
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Inmaculada Concepción is listed as a public holiday in Spain. English reference name: Immaculate Conception.
A day for workshops, repairs, craft tables, garages, sheds, studios, and the satisfaction of making something work.
Spain's patronal feast is observed with particular fervor in Seville, where the nochebuenita, the evening before, sees the Los Seises, a group of boys, perform a dance before the image of the Immaculate Conception in the cathedral. The dance dates to the 16th century, and the boys perform in 16th-century costume.
A day for the quick meal, the regular customer, the busy cook, and the food people rely on between obligations.
A day for making room at the table when one more person shows up.
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