Anouk Stober25 | 100 The "Aste Nagusia" festival week
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Photographer Anouk Stober was in Bilbao for the annual "Aste Nagusia" festival. Find out what's behind it in this article.
The picture with the two dancers was taken in Bilbao during the annual 9-day festival week "Aste Nagusia" in August. The city festival lasts 24 hours/9 days and all generations and nations celebrate peacefully together. The man with the child dances in the confetti, which swirls through the air after a parade, while the cleaning crew is already on its way.
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"Aste Nagusia"
During the so-called "Great Week" of Bilbao, the celebrations in honor of the patron saint Virgen de Bego?a take place. The capital of the Vizcaya region is transformed into a huge stage for concerts, spectacles, theater performances, fireworks and activities for children. The venues for all these events are, for example, Plaza Nueva, Plaza de Bizkaia, Plaza de Unamuno and Plaza de la Encarnaci?nthe Muelle de Uribitarte and the Paseo del Arenal. You can attend the opening speech and the kick-off of the celebrations in the Arriaga Theater.
