Festivals in Guriezo

Local festivals of Guriezo

The celebration with the greatest regional projection associated with Guriezo is the pilgrimage of the Virgin of the Snows, el 5 August, linked to the peak and hermitage of Las Nieves. The available references place the celebration in the surroundings of the hermitage, with a campaign mass and assistance from residents of Guriezo and nearby municipalities.

• Name of the main festival mentioned: pilgrimage of the Virgin of the Snows.
• Main celebration day: 5 August.
• Usual duration: main day of pilgrimage, with religious events and neighbourhood gatherings; Specific programmes may change each year.
• Lugar habitual: peak and hermitage of Las Nieves, in the upper area of the municipality.
• Associated traditions: climb or meeting at the hermitage, campaign mass, pilgrimage and coexistence of neighbors and visitors.
• Who participates: residents of Guriezo, devotees from nearby municipalities, parishes, local associations or commissions when the annual programme indicates it.
• Local public holiday: A specific work date has not been incorporated because it was not verified in a current official source during this review; It must be checked every year in the work calendar published for Cantabria and Guriezo.
• Other neighbourhood festivals: Local references cite San Vicente Mártir on 22 January, San Isidro on 15 May, San Juan on 24 June, San Pedro on 29 June in El Puente, La Magdalena on 22 July, El Cristo on 6 August in El Puente, San Lorenzo on 10 August in Pomar, San Bartolomé on 24 August in Landeral, San Emeterio and San Celedonio at the end of August in Rioseco, La Merced on 24 September in El Puente and los Martinucos in Agüera on the first Sunday of September.
• Other cultural events: activities of the municipal House of Culture, neighbourhood programming by neighbourhood and events linked to the religious and rural heritage of the valley.
• Otras ofertas culturales: church of San Vicente de la Maza in Rioseco, Santa Catalina in Trebuesto, Las Nieves hermitage, Agüera valley, El Juncal reservoir, Camino de Santiago de la Costa and the surroundings of El Pontarrón.