PICK OF THE WEEK: Andorra (Pyrenees)
Main places:
Andorra la Vella, Escaldes-Engordany, San Julia de Loria, La Massana, Ordino, Encamp, Canillo, Pas de la Casa
THE FESTIVAL OF SANT JOAN, WEDNESDAY, 24th JUNE
FESTIVALS
Saturday, 20th & Sunday, 21st June around the parish of Encamp. Village Day 2020 The Comú won’t be able to do everything they would like, but they will have a Village Party! Music, children’s shows, street parades all respecting sanitary measures, masks and maximum capacity.
SATURDAY: 11.30h Field of virtual revelry via the comú’s YouTube channel. 12h Parade through the village with Les Poppins.
16.30h Children’s show, “Explosive” in the Prat Gran 18h Parade through the village with Les Poppins.
20h Musical performance by The Scarlet Brotherhood in the Plaça Arínsols.
SUNDAY: 12h Parade through the village with Les Cyclos.
18h Children’s show “Que Peti la Plaça” in the Prat Gran.
18h Parade through the village with Les Cyclos.
20h Musical performance by Manu & The Vodk’s in the Plaça Arínsols. Have a good party!
Tuesday, 23rd June at 21h in the Plaça de les Fontetes, La Massana. Midsummer’s Eve of Sant Joan. Andorra’s Bonfire night. There will be a seated outdoor concert with social distance and masks obligatory. (So far there’s no information re a bonfire. See below for more info on the tradition of Sant Joan and the declaration and video of the Summer Solstice fire festivals of the Pyrenees which led to them being
recognised as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.)
CINEMA
Friday, 19th – Sunday, 21st June and Wednesday 24th – Thursday 25th June at 21.45h at Cinemas Illa Carlemany, Escaldes-Engordany. Full Metal Jacket directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D’Onofrio. The Story: A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the
Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
During the Vietnam War, under the ruthless command of Hartman, a few recruits face mental
breakdowns. After a bizarre event, the soldiers are left to deal with the war’s hellish mayhem. Winner of several awards, Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 realistic Vietnam war film said to be one of the best films of the
80’s, directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick didn’t like to travel so this Vietnam film was actually shot in the East End of London.
OTHER
Saturday, 27th June from 10h – 13h Llorts, Ordino. Ethnobotanical outing on the Iron Route. (Registration at [email protected] or Tel +376 338 096. ) Discover herbs and plants for medicinal purposes with Manel Niell, Cenma researcher (Institut d’Estudis Andorrans.)
UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Pyrenees In 2010, the falles* were declared a Festival of National Interest by he government of Andorra and were included in the general inventory of Andorran heritage as an intangible asset. … The summer solstice fire festivals of the Pyrenees, are a tradition included, since 2015, on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Culturally yours,
Clare.
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