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Feria de La Línea
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The Feria de La Línea, (Fair of La Línea in English) also known as La Salvaora or La Velada is a Feria (festival) and one of the most important celebrations in the Spanish municipality of La Línea de la Concepción.
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Dates | Ten nights and nine days in July, ending on a Sunday |
Location(s) | Parque Municipal Reina Sofía, La Línea de la Concepción |
Coordinates | 36°09′19.8″N 5°20′34.2″W |
Country | Spain |
Years active | 1879-1936, 1939-to date[1] |
Founded | 1879 |
Website | http://feriadelalinea.com/ |
The Spanish word feria originally designates a fair (agricultural, books, ...). Bullfights are often given on the occasion of fairs, so the Spaniards came to designate by the term "fair" a series of bullfightings organized on this occasion, and often - especially in Andalusia - the festivities that accompany these bullfights. In many parts of Spain, there are nevertheless still a parting between the festivities and the feria which takes place on this occasion, as is traditional the fair ends with a Bullfight in the La Línea de la Concepción Bullring.