VII Week of Souls in Priego de Córdoba
Almost twenty activities around the departed in Priego: Villa Velada, Souls Songs at the cemetery, cemetery visits, and noir novel.
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About the event
Priego de Córdoba celebrates from October 21 to November 7 the VII Week of Souls, with nearly twenty activities that revive local traditions for the departed. Highlights include the Villa Velada on October 31 in the Villa neighborhood, the Souls Songs by the Brothers of the Dawn at the cemetery that early morning, and the II Noir Novel Day on October 30.
Key points
- From October 21 to November 7
- VI Villa Velada on October 31 with fritters, chestnuts, and melon lanterns
- Souls Songs by the Brothers of the Dawn at the cemetery
- Visit to the history and legends of the cemetery on October 29
- II Noir Novel Day on October 30
The departed traditions of Priego
The Week of Souls was created seven editions ago to strengthen Priego's customs around the departed, during a time when celebrations from other countries have gained prominence. It is organized by the Heritage and Tourism Promotion Department of the City Council with local associations, brotherhoods, and institutions, and its poster has featured the Death Angel from the altarpiece of the Parish of the Assumption for years.
Villa Velada and Souls Songs
On October 31, the sixth Villa Velada takes place: the Villa neighborhood is illuminated and decorated, with the sale of fritters, chestnuts, and traditional sweets, plus the melon lantern workshop returning to the neighborhood. That early morning, from October 31 to November 1, the Brothers of the Dawn perform the Souls Songs at the cemetery, a tradition declared a Cultural Heritage of the Nation. On November 1 and 2, there are masses at the cemetery.
Cemetery, literature, and Lozano Sidro
On October 29, there is a repeat visit dedicated to the history, legends, and symbolism of Priego's cemetery, which tends to fill up, and the library offers storytelling and the children's workshop 'Dismantling Frankenstein'. On October 30, the II Noir Novel Day arrives, with writer Fernando Repiso and criminologist Manuel Moreno. The program concludes on November 7, the birthday of painter Adolfo Lozano Sidro, with a lecture on the restoration of his work by Manuel Jiménez Pedrajas.
