A little out of place, but I wanted to include this anyway: This is an "abonico", or a hand fan for us Americans... They are VERY popular among the Spanish ladies who usually keep one in their purse at all times, and usually have several to color-coordinate with their outfits. The nicer ones are made of wood with hand painted designs like this one, and often have really ornate cut-out designs. This one I bought for myself, and I also bought a few as gifts but I don't want to ruin any surprises :-)
Okay back to the festivities... this was a little exhibit they had on display of a traditional Asturian home. That sausage you see hanging up smelled SO good.
It wouldn't be an Asturian festival without bagpipes....
.... and CHEESE! Asturias is home to over 300 native cheeses. There is also some honey there for sale. For you Spanish-speakers out there reading, don't worry, this isn't actually written in Spanish... it is Asturian, which has a lot of similarities but still throws me off from time to time.
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