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English translation: displays of home-made puppets to celebrate the Summer Solstice, later burnt on bonfires

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Spanish term or phrase:	quema de bigotes / de los bigotes
English translation:	displays of home-made puppets to celebrate the Summer Solstice, later burnt on bonfires
Entered by:	Deborah Lockett

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16:19 Mar 24, 2008

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Tourism & Travel / Summer Solstice celebration in Andalusia

Spanish term or phrase: bigotes

"Día 23 de junio: Quema de ***bigotes*** de San Juan, barriadas del pueblo y Playa de la Rada. (Estepona, Andalusía)"

I think this "should" say hogueras and I'm wondering why it doesn't ... any help appreciated!

Deborah Lockett KudoZ activity Questions: 145 (none open) Answers: 7081
Local time: 09:04

Quema de los bigotes.

Explanation:
http://esteponaprensa.blogspot.com/2007/04/quema-de-los-bigo...

I will leave it as it is.
Reading about the festival you see that they burn puppets.

Selected response from:

bbt-ruth
United States
Local time: 04:04

Grading comment

thank you so much to everyone for your helpful input, I really appreciate it! I did the glossary entry after reading about the competition run by Estepona Council.
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4 +10

Quema de los bigotes.

bbt-ruth

4 +2

bigotes

Marina Nogales

moustache

Elizabeth Medina

mustaches

viva madrid

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

bigotes

Explanation:
Si que es tradicional la quema de bigotes, mira

Reference: http://esteponaprensa.blogspot.com/2007/04/quema-de-los-bigo...

Marina Nogales
Spain
Local time: 10:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

7 mins confidence:

mustaches

Explanation:
I think it is mustaches:
Quema de los Bigotes de San Juan” Estepona 2007. El Ayuntamiento de Estepona, a través de la delegación municipal de Fiestas, informa que el próximo día 14 ...
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San Juan Estepona Málaga Jardines de Lomas Altas La Fragata ...- [ Translate this page ]Quema de los bigotes de San Juan (noche 23 de junio). Quema de muñecos y templetes en los diferentes barrios del pueblo. ...
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Estepona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaQuema de los bigotes de San Juan, traditional night celebration of the 23 June. Virgen del Carmen, fishermen religious celebrations on the 16th of July. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estepona

viva madrid
United States
Local time: 03:04
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

15 mins confidence:

moustache

Explanation:
Estepona on the Costa del Sol- [ Traduzca esta página ]Estepona is a fast growing Spanish town that has an abundance of traditional ... The burning of St. Johns moustache or El Noche de San Juan takes place all ...
www.costa-del-sol-guide.com/estepona.html - 20k - En caché - Páginas similares

Estepona general information- [ Traduzca esta página ]The excellent installations of Estepona Marina can harbour most yachts and boats. .... The burning of St. John’s moustache; The Town's Main Fair and ...
www.andalucianpics.com/Estepona-info.htm - 18k - En caché - Páginas similares

Estepona - Costa del Sol property index, Costa del Sol property ...- [ Traduzca esta página ]Estepona information, Buy property in Spain, search for properties near ... the traditional burning of los Bigotes de San Juan (Saint John's moustache). ...
www.offplaninvestmentsspain.com/Res_Estepona.htm - 26k - En caché - Páginas similares

Elizabeth Medina
Local time: 04:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 7

24 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

Quema de los bigotes.

Explanation:
http://esteponaprensa.blogspot.com/2007/04/quema-de-los-bigo...

I will leave it as it is.
Reading about the festival you see that they burn puppets.

Reference: http://www.estepona.es/actualidad2/amp_noticia.asp?id=2770

bbt-ruth
United States
Local time: 04:04
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Hebrew
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

thank you so much to everyone for your helpful input, I really appreciate it! I did the glossary entry after reading about the competition run by Estepona Council.

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