Haro Wine Festival
haro wine festival summer festival town haro la rioja spain feature batalla de vino battle wine youth bullfight considered “festival international tourist interest” therefore tourist friendly festival take place june day patron saint san pedro festival includes mass celebrated chapel san felices de bilibio san felices de bilibio master san millán th century lived died known cliff bilibio since chapel visited admired pilgrim pilgrimage became much organized widelycelebrated tradition since construction first official chapel cliff chapel built beginning th century mass battle wine begin lunch participant throw wine everyone completely soaked colored purple wine thrown using boot bottle water pistol anything contain liquid soaking everyones taste several year popularity pilgrimage decreased especially woman want dress stained however battle wine earned first mention enrique hermosilla díez’s article la rioja newspaper word traveled festival regained popularity following year today haro wine festival annually attracts people world little people dressed white carry wine cliff bilibio either foot trailer pulled tractor private vehicle around depending year city mayor traditionally led festivity lead procession horseback chapel san felices de bilibio six kilometer north city haro procession people age carrying jug bottle type container filled red wine upon arrival chapel mayor place banner top rock mass celebrated mass rocket fired officially starting wine battle around wine run estimated liter wine used people begin retreat city dry soaked clothes lunch around pm enter city head towards bullring several wild cattle released secretariat military information tourism granted honorary title festival tourist interest pilgrimage san felices de bilibio” secretary state tourism published list festivity classifying international tourist interest national tourist interest tourist interest pilgrimage san felices de bilibio classified “festival tourist interest” ministry transport tourism communication asked declare pilgrimage “festival national tourist interest” proposal rejected ten year later government la rioja granted title festival national tourist interest” finally declared “festival international tourist interest” highest honor festival receive starting children’s wine battle also held youth could also enjoy tradition june th plaza de la paz haro container full red liquid distributed child go short pilgrimage “fairgrounds” making offer patron saint wine battle take place child receive lunch chocolate biscuit festival continues plaza bullfight youth town bullring jumilla spain every august great wine parade celebrated parade festive event held float parade around fairground representing jumilla wine float accompanied music traditional dessert many liter wine end distributed among participant attracts ten thousand people neighboring province san asensio spain celebrating claret battle since year th anniversary attended thousand people llamigo spain every september hold mass procession horse race wine war similar haro festivity honor virgin loreto