by Reyes García Valcárcel, Ana María Écija · Ediciones La Libreria · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788489411050
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«Fiestas tradicionales madrileñas» is the history essay by Reyes García Valcárcel and Ana María Écija, published by Ediciones La Libreria in paperback.
The book reviews Madrid's traditional festivals, religious and secular, and their evolution. It analyzes how the attitude of institutions, the citizens' response and urban growth turned romerías into verbenas or changed how they were celebrated. It champions historical memory and the work of associations in recovering these traditions.
Second edition, published in May 2003 in the Madrid de Bolsillo collection (no. 15).
A popular work for readers interested in the history of Madrid and its folk traditions; recommended reading from age 10.
