The rut and Anguiano stilts
29 March 2013. Before immersing the reader in this new assay, I note the traveler, the Sierra de la Demanda meets several attractions that make it obligatory visit in late September. The first is the coincidence of the closure of its virgin, Santa Maria Magdalena with the tremendous show of eight brave dancers. These shows bound for our eyes, we can combine perfectly with the ritual of the rut in the highest peaks of this mountain, where we can contemplate the plains of La Rioja.
We note that the best times to observe the rut are the sunrise to the 9 morning and evening since about the 6 pm. Therefore we will have a long space between hours to immerse ourselves in the streets of Anguiano and mingle in their parties. To the mountain always be guided advise any reserve guard, to contemplate it in all its spectacle. Other pleasures of this earth, we go discovering them on the palate.
Weekend of bellowing and festivities in Anguiano.
Sunday of the last weekend in September. Year 2002, 4:00 At the, Water washes my eyes, over the sink support hands. By miro, I'm just starting a morning. I close my eyes, I like to feel dispossessed, vestirme only with a "quizás". To my right, cold brings eternal yawn window. In his dark throat draws a village. Wet, is sound only in the voice of a dog. The rest all sleeping and all is silent.
To my right, cold brings eternal yawn window. In his dark throat draws a village
16 hours ago, last Saturday of September, year 2002. The village is at parties Anguiano, Magdalena today returns to his hermitage. The camera pushes me, so often this feeling he tenido. I focus on the costs of the dancers, is narrow and extends about 40 meters. I'm on it. On both sides of the faded colors are transformed into a crowd of bodies bent crystal in delicate balance, I would say head to head form a multitude of arches. Looks up, everyone expects. The light is perfect, the colors are in right pedestal. I see faces, bodies thrown to the suspension, hands on bars, shoe tips, hands on shoulders.
Upstairs there stilts. On each pair, a boy. Son ocho, four pairs of yellow skirts. In the wood stone sounds really exciting. Skirts are rotated, sought in the sound of castanets in anticipation of opening in the courage. The cost is high, embraces us all and looks the feet in a huge crowd waiting. Someone find the door that leads to madness and odd turns. It is the first and the fifth draws his life in the form of yellow circles. Stride after stride, declining suicide lead him to where the inertia wants.
Stride after stride, declining suicide lead him to where the inertia wants
Along the way the arches are broken. The wait also does and now a yellow mayflies hatching fly down the street. Round and round. The excitement is huge, Giant!, Drama is folk and cheerful. Unos fall the average street, others inception. It seems important to finish the course. 30 minutes later. Street loses steam, value as any demonstration can not last too. The crowd takes its naturally, everything is empty. In the afternoon, after the Rosary stilts sing again.
We are in rut, Snta Mary Magdalene is saved. Anguiano is the saw Sopie demand. On Saturday, the last weekend in September I finished it with friends, (Alberto, paco "the Blade" and reserve guard). We drank, laughed and ate our fill of venison and mushrooms. The nap lasted night happy.
As I finish my recording equipment review, I feel the silent crickets, shut up the sea like
4:15 Am del Domingo , Dry my face. The window gives me the framework. Not cold. The night speaks to me, enters the room and whispers flooding everything about autumn. It is an entertaining monologue that I accept without any thought. It does not say anything I do not know, but it's nice in the desert accompanied by his Gossip, is like listening to the sea moving their skirts in soft waves. As I finish my recording equipment review, I feel the silent crickets, shut up the sea like. For a moment the saw and re-thunder. I look back to seek asylum in the window frame. The sound is unmistakable, Anguiano rutting and light shines on as serene, Lightning angry over my face. The howls are deep and intermittent.
4:45 At the. I'm here to film the rut. I finish buttoning his shirt.
6:00 At the. Anguiano is far below, I move into the semblance of a clear and try not discover my body, the wind helps . Some hinds and jackets are collected under the command of an imposing deer. Twenty Story tips, I leaned far into the bush to be confused and to see the rosettes alcazo, are perfectly pearly and shows some open defenses with almost perfect symmetry.
I am in the middle of a splendid rut, the show is great
6:40 The Scots pine open their doors. Holly breaks yearlings and turn their heads, himself back up the sea. The other God trot chair on the meadow. Morning breaks on Olympus and left the scene meet. I am in the middle of a splendid rut, the show is great.
22:00 Water washes my eyes, stop yawning window and now in the mirror there's no one. I say goodbye to the guard and return to Madrid.
If any reader wants to enjoy the rut. There are hundreds of places in Spain splendid of which I will be happy to advise on the mail nachomoneda@gmail.com
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Lydia
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I saw the dancers of Anguiano two summers ago, July at parties. It is shocking. La Rioja is a great place to visit, for its scenery, their people, gastronomy, its people and how not to, wines.
Regarding the rut, I have planned to attend in the province deSoria. I spoke to her in a cave house in Agreda, at the foot of the Moncayo. I spent a summer touring the area. And thoroughly enjoyed.
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Nacho de La Moneda
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Hola Lydia, as you say the dancers are amazing.
I always recommend attending the rut in the Sierra de Cazorla in the shallows of the marsh meadows of trance or because they are more open areas with large balls of deer. While Soria presents some unique landscapes.
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jfuentes
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Fantastic! Dudar in Consultarte in the end of August. It seems to me a very interesting option, especially with "cosmopolitan" children.
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Lydia
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Thanks for the suggestion. I note, it further, I have pending Cazorla.
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deer in rut
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Not surprising the fact of seeing deer groups, who have spent the whole summer together, begin to separate in search of their plots alone. Phenomenal!
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