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entierro de la Concha Fina

English translation: burial of La concha fina/Venus shell burial

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Spanish term or phrase:	entierro de la Concha Fina
English translation:	burial of La concha fina/Venus shell burial
Entered by:	David Hollywood

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05:03 Dec 23, 2006

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Spanish term or phrase: entierro de la Concha Fina

From a tourist promotion for the Concha Fina Fiesta in a coastal village of Cádiz, Spain.

Lo mejor es participar con algún disfraz y aguantar el tipo hasta el último día, con el entierro de la Concha Fina.

Are they talking about some kind of ceremony where they literally bury a shellfish, or am I misunderstanding an idiom here?

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burial of La concha fina

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On the last day, the burial of La concha fina concludes a fiesta that is equally popular and participatory. If you go in summer, you can relax on the ...
www.in-andalucia.com/andalucia_guide/province/cadiz/la_line... - 19k - Cached - Similar pages

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Note added at 7 mins (2006-12-23 05:10:54 GMT)
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I think it would be left like that in touristese ...

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Note added at 17 mins (2006-12-23 05:20:47 GMT)
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or "Venus shell"

Venus Shell concha fina. Beautiful smooth shells, the colour of mahogany. Buy them live. They can be soaked in salt water. Serve raw with lemon and salt. ...
www.montesdemalaga.com/Food/Market/Shellfish_EN.php - 38k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages

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... Concha Fina. - see Venus Shell: more ...
gourmetbritain.com/encyclo_all.php?start=1561 - 36k - Cached - Similar pages

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Note added at 20 mins (2006-12-23 05:23:57 GMT)
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maybe " Venus shell burial"