Dia de Andalucia
The Día de Andalucía (“Day of Andalusia” or “Andalusia Day”) is celebrated on February 28 and commemorates the February 28, 1980 referendum on the Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia, in which the Andalusian electorate voted for the statute that made Andalusia an autonomous community of Spain.
In the municipality of Manilva and elsewhere in Andalucia, people decorate their property with the flag of Andalusia and with bunting of green-and-white bars. In Duquesa, Sabinillas and Manilva the local schools will close for a Semana Cultural (“cultural week”), or Semana Blanca (“white week”). This coming Friday will be a day of celebration in the Manilva schools with a traditional Andalusian breakfast consisting of a slice of toast with a thin layer of olive oil and orange juice or hot chocolate; the children often colour pictures that include the symbols of Andalucia, its history and customs. Manilva will hold their own celebrations on Sunday 27th February so try to visit the pretty pueblo and participate in an Adalucian breakfast and local traditional music and celebrations. You can find the timetable of events by following this link to Manilva Life.
Spain has 17 autonomous regions; they each have their own parliament, president, government, administration and Supreme Court. They all have their own flag and capital city, Andalucia’s flag is known as the “Bandera Blanca y Verde” and is the basic subject of the Andaluz anthem (Himno de Andalucía) with Seville being the Capital City.
Andalucía has 8 provinces (Cadiz, Almeria, Málaga, Huelva, Seville, Jaén, Granada and Córdoba). These provinces have responsibilities in all areas including health and education. However there is a centralised curriculum for all schools and the SAS (Servicio Andaluz de Salud) is also centrally ran. We are very lucky in Malaga as the SAS is a fantastic health service and has a higher ranking in the league tables than the UK although given that the Andaluz lifestyle is one of the healthiest in Spain I hope you won’t find much use for it.
Andalucía is hugely important to Spain with over 22 million tourists visiting each year and we contribute greatly to the national economy. Testamant to that is Barrington Holidays in Duquesa, they are very busy taking bookings for Spring and Summer 2011 so if you have a property that you would like to rent through us or you are considering Duquesa for your holiday this year, contact Judith or look at the beautiful holiday homes we have in Duquesa and the surrounding areas.
If you are looking to purchase a home in Duquesa, Manilva, Sabinillas or Casares Costa we have many beautiful properties available. Exclusively frontline beach urbanisations such as Los Granados, Marina del Castillo and Marina Duquesa are available as well as wonderful apartments and townhouses that follow the fairways of Duquesa Golf course. Barrington Homes and Barrington Holidays have a fully inclusive service to give you peace of mind after you make your impotant purchase.