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'__NOTOC__ [[Image:Feria Seville.jpg|thumb|right|310px|Casetas at the ''Feria de abril de Sevilla'']] The '''Seville Fair''' ({{lang-es|Feria de abril de Sevilla}}, "Seville April Fair") is held in the [[Andalusia]]n capital of [[Seville]], [[Spain]]. The fair generally begins two weeks after the [[Semana Santa en Sevilla|Semana Santa]], or [[Easter]] Holy Week. The fair officially begins at midnight on Monday, and runs six days, ending on the following Sunday. During past fairs, however, many activities have begun on the Saturday prior to the official opening. Each day the [[festival|fiesta]] begins with the [[parade]] of carriages and riders, at midday, carrying Seville's leading citizens which make their way to the bullring, [[La Real Maestranza]], where the bullfighters and breeders meet. For the duration of the fair, the fairgrounds and a vast area on the far bank of the [[Guadalquivir River]] are totally covered in rows of ''casetas'' (individual decorated [[Marquee (tent)|marquee tents]] which are temporarily built on the fairground). Some of these casetas belong to the prominent families of Seville, some to groups of friends, clubs, trade associations or political parties. From around nine at night until six or seven the following morning, at first in the streets and later only within each caseta, you will find crowds partying and dancing ''"[[Sevillanas]]"'', drinking ''Jerez'' sherry, or ''manzanilla'' wine, and eating ''[[tapas]]''.<ref>http://www.cyberspain.com/life/seville.htm Cyberspain</ref> =History= The Fair dates back to 1847 when it was originally organized as a livestock fair by two councillors born in Northern Spain, Basque [[José María Ybarra]] and Catalonian [[Narciso Bonaplata]]. Queen [[Isabella II of Spain|Isabel II]] agreed to the proposal, and on 18 April 1847 the first fair was held at the Prado de San Sebastian, on the outskirts of the city. It took only one year before an air of festivity began to transform the fair, due mainly to the emergence of the first three casetas, belonging to the Duke and Duchess of [[Montpensier]], the Town Hall, and the Casino of Seville. During the 1920s, the fair reached its peak and became the spectacle that it is today. ==Costumes== [[Image:SevillaFeriaDeAbril10.jpg|thumb|right|Women in flamenco dresses]] La Feria of Abril is accompanied by men and women dressed up in their finery, ideally the traditional "[[traje corto]]" (short jacket, tight trousers and boots) for men and the "faralaes" or "trajes de flamenca" (flamenco style dress, see [[flamenco]]) for women. The men traditionally wear hats called "cordobés". [[File:FeriaDeAbrilSevillaEng.png|thumb|none|450px|Street plan of Feria de abril de Sevilla]]pppooooppppp ==Fair Dates== * 20 April - 25 April 2010 * 2 May - 8 May 2011 * 24 April - 29 April 2012 * 16 April - 21 April 2013 * 29 April - 4 May 2014 <ref>[http://www.andalucia.com/festival/seville-feria.htm Andalucia.com]</ref> ==Image gallery== {{commons category|Feria de Abril}} <gallery> Image:Ride at the Seville Fair.jpg|A carnival ride at the 2007 Seville Fair Image:Street in the Seville Fair.jpg|A street in the 2007 Seville Fair with ''casetas'' running along each side. Image:Gate to the Seville Fair.jpg|The elaborate main entrance to the Seville Fair April, 2007 Image:SevillaFeAb08Portada010.JPG|Main entrance to the Seville Fair April, 2008 File:PortaFiraSevilla2012.jpg|Main entrance to the Seville Fair April, 2012 </gallery> ==References & further reading== {{Reflist}} *[http://www.twilightblue.eu/en/articles/feria-de-abril.aspx Feria de Abril 2010] *[http://www.esflamenco.com/scripts/news/ennews.asp?frmIdPagina=508 The 2006 Feria de Abril (April Fair)] *[http://www.cyberspain.com/life/seville.htm Feria de Abril] *[http://www.andalucia.com/magazine/english/ed2/seville-feria.htm Andalucia.com] *[http://www.exploreseville.com/events/feriadeabril.htm Exploreseville "Feria de Abril"] *[http://kenybuey.blogspot.com/2008/04/las-mejores-fotos-de-la-feria-sevilla.html "Photos and Videos, Sevilla Fair 2007 and 2008. Feria de Abril de Sevilla"] *[http://picasaweb.google.com/kenybuey/20080412FeriaSevillaLasMejoresFotos Photos Seville Fair 2008 "Feria de Abril"] *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip3fWmBgajc Seville Fair 2008 video in Youtube] {{Culture of Andalusia}} {{coord|37|22|16|N|5|59|51|W|region:ES_type:landmark_source:kolossus-eswiki|display=title}} [[Category:Seville]] [[Category:Visitor attractions in Seville]] [[Category:Fairs in Spain]] [[ca:Fira d'Abril]] [[es:Feria de Abril]] [[eo:Ferio de Aprilo]] [[fr:Feria de Abril]] [[ru:Севильская ярмарка]]'