Tuesday, January 29, 2019

San Blas.

Haircut Day!. Joan and I arrived on time at 11:30, greeted by Enrique and Joan sat watched the whole process. First was the haircut with clippers and then fine tuning with a razor. Next came the shaving of the beard. A salve was applied to the beard and a hot towel applied to my face. After a few minutes it was removed. Enrique, using a straight razor and the method his father had taught him, formed the beard. Then he did the mustache, eyebrows and hair in my ears using small clippers. When he was done he had my hair washed in a shampoo that highlighted gray hair. With dry hair he put the final combing on my hair. During the whole process Joan took some pictures and was amazed at it all.

This weekend is Fiesta de Saint Blas in Ribera. If you've never participated in a romer铆a before, then this could be a good one to try, comprising a pleasant walk from the seafront in Santiago de la Ribera to the park area surrounding the Ermita dedicated to Saint Blas, where free paella and entertainment is on offer to participants.
The Romer铆a de San Blas is held every 3rd February in Santiago de la Ribera, the main residential area of the municipality of San Javier on the shore of the Mar Menor, and is the only non-maritime Romeria in the Mar Menor. ( ie, the only one on land)
The origins of the celebration date back to the 16th century, when the Trinitarian monks brought their devotion to San Blas and the celebration of his feast day to San Javier and La Ribera.
The main event this year, ie the Romer铆a, is taking place on a Sunday, so this year the attendance is likely to be higher than normal.
I don't know how much we will atter but certainly the Sunday festivities.

Dzie艅 fryzury! Joan i ja przybyli艣my punktualnie o 11:30, przywitani przez Enrique i Joan siedz膮 ogl膮daj膮c ca艂y proces. Najpierw przycinano maszyn臋 do strzy偶enia w艂os贸w, a nast臋pnie stroono brzytw膮. Nast臋pnie ogolono brod臋. Na brod臋 na艂o偶ono ma艣膰 i na moj膮 twarz na艂o偶ono gor膮cy r臋cznik. Po kilku minutach zosta艂 usuni臋ty. Enrique, u偶ywaj膮c prostej brzytwy i metody, kt贸rej nauczy艂 go jego ojciec, utworzy艂 brod臋. Nast臋pnie w膮sy, brwi i w艂osy w uszach za pomoc膮 ma艂ych maszynki do strzy偶enia. Kiedy sko艅czy艂, zanurzy艂 moje w艂osy w szamponie, kt贸ry podkre艣la艂 siwe w艂osy. W suchych w艂osach po艂o偶y艂 ostatni grzebie艅 na moich w艂osach. Podczas ca艂ego procesu Joan robi艂a zdj臋cia i by艂a tym zaskoczona.


W ten weekend jest Fiesta de Saint Blas w Ribera. Je艣li nigdy wcze艣niej nie by艂e艣 na przyj臋ciu, mo偶e to by膰 dobra przygoda, sk艂adaj膮ca si臋 z przyjemnego spaceru od morza w Santiago de la Ribera do otaczaj膮cego Ermita parku Saint Blas, gdzie dost臋pna jest bezp艂atna paella i rozrywka. uczestnicy.

Romer铆a de San Blas odbywa si臋 co 3 lutego w Santiago de la Ribera, g艂贸wnej dzielnicy mieszkalnej gminy San Javier na wybrze偶u Mar Menor i jest jedyn膮 nieop艂acaln膮 Romeri膮 w Mar Menor. (tzn. jedyny na l膮dzie)

Pocz膮tki ceremonii si臋gaj膮 XVI wieku, gdy mnisi trynitarni przynie艣li swoje nabo偶e艅stwo do San Blas i obchody jego 艣wi臋ta, San Javier i La Ribera.

G艂贸wne wydarzenie w tym roku, Romer铆a, odb臋dzie si臋 w niedziel臋, wi臋c w tym roku frekwencja b臋dzie prawdopodobnie wy偶sza ni偶 zwykle.

Nie wiem, ile zaatakujemy, ale z pewno艣ci膮 niedzielne uroczysto艣ci.