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There the atmosphere is much more peaceful, and you can get to know Orujos from different producers in one place, without crowding from one producer stand to another.
Photo above - Sierra del Oso is a well known trademark of Orujo manufactured in Potes.
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Fine and Exotic Handicrafts
The festival offers a good opportunity to take a view of the traditional handicraft products. People wearing quaint clothes made of wool with colorful decorations, wooden walking sticks, as well as backbags made of pelts and hides give a nice touch to the atmosphere. The most peculiar part of the getup, however, is the shoes. Resembling clogs, they have three high heels, two in front and one in back.
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Watching the parades you can get a good picture of the traditional dresses of Liébana.. |
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At first sight, these richly decorated, large wooden shoes, look very unstable und uncomfortable. But the locals assure you that together with woolsocks they are nice to wear and very practical in the snow and in the farmyard.
Like most of the Spanish festivals the Orujo fiesta is laden with music, dancing and singing. Miscellaneous folkloristic groups have performances on stage and in the streets. A parade of authorities accompanied with musicians and participants in traditional dresses is one of the opening ceremonies.
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