The Burial of the Sardine in Murcia

The Burial of the Sardine in Murcia (Entierro de la Sardina en Murcia) since 1851, is a festivity that is celebrated in Murcia (Spain) during the Spring Festival (Fiestas de Primavera de Murcia), whose main event is a parade of floats and men dressing in dresses that culminates with the burning of the sardine on the Saturday after Holy Week.The Burial recalls the old pagan myths. The fire has a cleansing function. It was declared a Fiesta of International Tourist Interest by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade of Spain.

References

Web de la Agrupación Sardinera de Murcia

External links

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v t e Fiestas of International Tourist Interest (Spain)
Andalusia	Carnival of Cádiz (1980) Holy Week in Málaga (1980) Holy Week in Seville (1980) Jerez Horse Fair (1980) Jerez Grape Harvest Fest (1980) Pilgrimage of El Rocío (1980) Seville April Fair (1980) Horse racing of Sanlúcar (1997) Holy Week in Granada (2007) Cascamorras (2013)
Aragon	Holy Week in Saragossa (2014) Ruta del tambor y el bombo including the Holy Weeks in Albalate del Arzobispo, Alcañiz, Alcorisa, Andorra, Calanda, Híjar, la Puebla de Híjar, Samper de Calanda and Urrea de Gaén (2014) Fiestas del Pilar (2019)
Asturias	International Sella River Descent (1980)
Canary Islands	Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1980) Carnival of Las Palmas (2023)
Cantabria	Cantabrian Wars Fest (2019)
Castile–La Mancha	Corpus Christi in Toledo (1980) Holy Week in Cuenca and its Religious Music Week (1980) Holy Week in Hellín (2007) Albacete Fair (2008) Holy Week in Toledo (2014) Fiestas Mayores of Almansa (2019)
Castile and León	Holy Week in Valladolid (1980) Holy Week in Zamora (1982) Holy Week in León (2002) Holy Week in Salamanca (2003) Holy Week in Medina de Rioseco (2009) Holy Week in Medina del Campo (2011) Holy Week in Palencia (2012) Holy Week in Ávila (2014) Running of the bulls in Cuéllar (2018) Corpus Christi in Béjar (2019)
Extremadura	Holy Week in Cáceres (2011) Holy Week in Mérida (2018) Carnival of Badajoz (2022)
Galicia	Fiestas of Santiago Apóstol (2001) Viking Festival of Catoira (2002) Ortigueira's Festival of Celtic World (2005) Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo (2007) Corpus Christi in Ponteareas (2009) Holy Week in Viveiro (2013) Holy Week in Ferrol (2014) La Pinta Arrival to Baiona (2015) Bonfires of Saint John in La Coruña (2015) Festa do Albariño (2018) Carnival of Xinzo de Limia (2019) Fiesta del Cocido of Lalín (2020) Fiesta del Pulpo of Carballino (2022) Fiesta de la Lamprea of Arbo (2023) Arde Lucus (2023)
Community of Madrid	Fiestas of the Mutiny of Aranjuez (2014)
Region of Murcia	Fiesta de la Santísima y Vera Cruz de Caravaca (2004) Holy Week in Cartagena (2005) Festival del Cante de las Minas (2006) The Burial of the Sardine in Murcia (2006) Holy Week in Lorca (2007) Holy Week in Murcia (2011) Bando de la Huerta de Murcia (2012) Carnival of Águilas (2015) Carthaginians and Romans of Cartagena (2017) Holy Week in Jumilla (2019) The Night of the Drums of Mula (2022) Holy Week in Cieza (2023)
Navarre	Festival of San Fermín (1980)
Valencian Community	Falles in Valencia (1980) Moors and Christians of Alcoy (1980) Mystery Play of Elche (1980) Bonfires of Saint John in Alicante (1983) International Habaneras and Polyphony Contest of Torrevieja (1994) Procession of the Palm Sunday in Elche (1997) La Tomatina (2002) Moors and Christians of Villajoyosa (2003) Entrada de Toros y Caballos de Segorbe (2005) Magdalena Festival (2010) Holy Week in Orihuela (2010) Holy Week in Crevillente (2011) Falles in Sagunto (2013) Moors and Christians of Crevillente (2017) All Saints' Fair of Cocentaina (2019)
Note: Within parentheses, the year when honored