Pilar's party

Pilar's party is an annual festival that takes place in Zaragoza every year in the month of October in every october in Zaragoza
The story behind this celebration has a religious reason. The Pilar's virgin is the patron of Zaragoza and a lot of people have a strong faith in her.

Because of that, every 12th of October, the main day of the festival, thousands of people dress out up in the regional costume, buy a punch bunch of flowers and go to the Pilar's church to give flowers to the virgin.

In adittion to the religious part, the city lives throws a huge party from the start to the end of the festival, It usually takes 7 days to be celebrated and there are a lot of markets, concerts and events, people go out all day, even all night, and families and friends meet and eat together.

Actually, young people have forgotten the meaning of this party, moreover they aren't believers of the virgin, but every 12th of October, each person in Zaragoza goes to the Pilar's church and feels deeply proud of being part of this beautiful city.

I nearly applied for a job in Zaragoza at the Number 16 school of English. It sounds like I missed a good party! If you need any help with your English, I am a teacher here on italki and I give private lessons.