Fiesta time

It is my belief that if you stay in Mexico, South America or Spain long enough there is going to be a fiesta. There is no one who likes a celebration more than the Spainards. We woke up Saturday morning and took a 30 min. tour of the city (Ubeda) and when we got back to our parador we noticed all this fabric going up all over the city and suns being stenciled on the streets. So, we ask the hotel clerk what was going on. He said there would be a BIG celebration going on tonight. It was the celebration of the "wheat harvest". We thought FUN FUN. We were thinking a gala good time. Well, it didn't start until 10:30pm (you know how these Spainish are!!). And the clerk said it would go on until 2am and it was all going to end just under our window. Well, there was alot of work that went into decorating the city and the MEN did it ALL. But, the celebration was a little subdued. I guess it is a serious, and very religious celebration.