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Last week, the elders of the Santa Ana Industrial Residence were visited by a group of castañeras Club Greater Los Dolores who moved to the center to announce the arrival of autumn.
As is customary, the women were dressed in shawl on her shoulders and head scarf, while men with his white neckerchief.
Besides laughs and talks, the sweet chestnut shared with residents home, while they, in gratitude for their visit, they were treated to snippets of Spanish Zarzuela.
The chestnut, the figure goes back to the nineteenth century were mature women who, year after year, seeking shelter to shelter the winter months to sell raw chestnuts in exchange for a few coins.
Clothed to endure low temperatures they turned around, again and again, bouncy and crunchy nuts.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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