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In Spanish-speaking cultures, a verbena is an agricultural show, modest amusement park, or dance party, especially one held at night. An old tradition, they usually take place after dark in summer. Nowadays, some major cities, such as Barcelona, host "permanent" verbenas (revetlla in Catalan), but these have less tradition character than those that appear for only a few days each year. The word verbena comes without alteration from Latin. The term originally referred to the plant verbena, from which the term for a fair derives.

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  • Revetlla (ca)
  • Verbena (fiesta) (es)
  • Berbena (jaia) (eu)
  • Verbena (festa) (it)
  • Verbena (fair) (en)
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  • S'anomena revetlla al vespre abans d'una festa important, és a dir, d'un dia assenyalat, d'una diada assenyalada, i més específicament, a la festa que normalment va associada amb aquest vespre, tradicionalment especialment amb ball popular als carrers o a la plaça, i sovint acompanyat de barraques de fira. Per exemple: Sant Joan és el 24 de juny i la revetlla de Sant Joan la nit del 23 al 24, quan normalment se celebra gran festa. (ca)
  • Berbena aire librean egiten den dantzaldi herrikoi eta librea da, gehienetan zuzeneko musikaz lagunduta. (eu)
  • Una verbena es una fiesta popular de una localidad o un barrio de una ciudad, asociada normalmente a algún santo patrón y celebrada por la noche, como en el caso de la conocida verbena de San Juan, en el solsticio de verano. En su modelo tradicional incluía baile y tenderetes o puestos de comidas y bebidas típicas, y todo tipo de chucherías. A veces la organización de la verbena prepara un concurso de bailes típicos de la zona o de bailes llamados de salón. También pueden considerarse las verbenas infantiles que se celebran el último día de curso. (es)
  • In Spanish-speaking cultures, a verbena is an agricultural show, modest amusement park, or dance party, especially one held at night. An old tradition, they usually take place after dark in summer. Nowadays, some major cities, such as Barcelona, host "permanent" verbenas (revetlla in Catalan), but these have less tradition character than those that appear for only a few days each year. The word verbena comes without alteration from Latin. The term originally referred to the plant verbena, from which the term for a fair derives. (en)
  • La verbena è una festa popolare tipica del mondo ispanico paragonabile alle sagre italiane, quasi sempre è legata ai festeggiamenti per il santo patrono di un paese o del quartiere. Il nome "verbena" deriva da quello dell'omonima pianta, erba officinale dal fiori color rosa pallido; difatti in Madrid ed in altre località spagnole anticamente si aveva l'abitudine ballare portando un ramoscello di verbena nel risvolto della giacca e da qui il nome arrivò a designare le feste popolari. (it)
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  • S'anomena revetlla al vespre abans d'una festa important, és a dir, d'un dia assenyalat, d'una diada assenyalada, i més específicament, a la festa que normalment va associada amb aquest vespre, tradicionalment especialment amb ball popular als carrers o a la plaça, i sovint acompanyat de barraques de fira. Per exemple: Sant Joan és el 24 de juny i la revetlla de Sant Joan la nit del 23 al 24, quan normalment se celebra gran festa. (ca)
  • Una verbena es una fiesta popular de una localidad o un barrio de una ciudad, asociada normalmente a algún santo patrón y celebrada por la noche, como en el caso de la conocida verbena de San Juan, en el solsticio de verano. En su modelo tradicional incluía baile y tenderetes o puestos de comidas y bebidas típicas, y todo tipo de chucherías. A veces la organización de la verbena prepara un concurso de bailes típicos de la zona o de bailes llamados de salón. También pueden considerarse las verbenas infantiles que se celebran el último día de curso. La palabra verbena, con la que se designa la “velada de regocijo popular que se celebra en la víspera de ciertas festividades”, correspondía al nombre de una planta, la “verbena” (Verbena officinalis), pequeña, de flor de color rosa pálido. En algunos lugares de España, como por ejemplo en Madrid, fue costumbre en el pasado acudir al baile con un ramito de verbena en la solapa, lo que daría lugar a que las fiestas más populares acabaran designándose con su nombre. (es)
  • Berbena aire librean egiten den dantzaldi herrikoi eta librea da, gehienetan zuzeneko musikaz lagunduta. (eu)
  • La verbena è una festa popolare tipica del mondo ispanico paragonabile alle sagre italiane, quasi sempre è legata ai festeggiamenti per il santo patrono di un paese o del quartiere. Il nome "verbena" deriva da quello dell'omonima pianta, erba officinale dal fiori color rosa pallido; difatti in Madrid ed in altre località spagnole anticamente si aveva l'abitudine ballare portando un ramoscello di verbena nel risvolto della giacca e da qui il nome arrivò a designare le feste popolari. Solitamente le verbene cominciano nel pomeriggio ma si svolgono soprattutto di sera e possono durare anche diversi giorni; la serata più importante resta però solitamente quella della vigilia della festa patronale.Elemento molto tipico delle verbene sono le danze popolari praticate da esperti ed amatori; spesso durante le festività si svolgono gare di ballo popolare o da sala.Allo stesso modo che in una sagra, sono tipiche le bancarelle con caramelle, frittelle, dolci ed altri prodotti tipici. (it)
  • In Spanish-speaking cultures, a verbena is an agricultural show, modest amusement park, or dance party, especially one held at night. An old tradition, they usually take place after dark in summer. Nowadays, some major cities, such as Barcelona, host "permanent" verbenas (revetlla in Catalan), but these have less tradition character than those that appear for only a few days each year. A large contemporary verbena features mechanical amusement rides, sideshow attractions, and usually some sort of gambling. Typical verbena food includes churros, ham, cheese, marzipan, candied egg yolks ("yemas"), candied quince ("membrillo"), and sugared fruits—though in recent years, modern junk foods have found their way into the mix. There are always alcoholic beverages—usually Spanish wine, sangría and lager beer. There is usually music and dancing, either organized or spontaneously. In recent years, verbenas have incorporated recorded popular music, rock music, and even karaoke, but in Andalusia and even beyond, flamenco and other traditional music still dominate verbenas. When the musicians take a break, a runner carrying fireworks (toro de fuego) may dash into the crowd. The word verbena comes without alteration from Latin. The term originally referred to the plant verbena, from which the term for a fair derives. (en)
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