MARCHA A VÍSPERAS

This traditional procedure lampooned a very official attendance which was that of the traditional parade of the Town Hall Corporation Members, dressed in morning suits, accompanied with full regalia, from the Town Hall to the church of San Lorenzo, to attend the solemn service on the eve of the Saint’s Day. The route was only some 500 meters along the streets of San Saturnino and San Lorenzo but the purpose of the Riau Riau was an attempt to block and harass the parade as much as possible made by the tightly-packed crowd which was made up of the general public who gathered tightly in front of the marching corporation and ceded their space as slowly and reluctantly as possible. The parade was accompanied by the municipal brass band who used to play a popular piece of music, The Vals de Astrain over and over again as the whole entourage inched its way slowly forward behind the packed crowd.