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Francis Díez starts Big Week with an Ode dedicated to Marijaia, "our goddess of the feast."

This year's banker has invited her to love everything that is "playful," not forgetting the need to turn parties into a "safe and vindictive space."

Cientos de personas durante el comienzo de la Semana Grande de Bilbao 2025, en el centro de la ciudad, a 16 de agosto de 2025, en Bilbao, Vizcaya, País Vasco (España). La Bilboko Aste Nagusia es la principal fiesta de Bilbao, que se celebra anualmente durante nueve días a partir del sábado siguiente al 15 de agosto. El inicio de las fiesta lo marca la lectura del pregón y el lanzamiento del txupín (cohete) por parte de la txupinera. Instantes después aparece en el balcón la gran Marijaia, personaje ficticio cuyo nombre significa señora de las fiestas, que presidirá las fiestas de la ciudad hasta que la quemen el último día.



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The crowded Arriaga Square waited patiently this Saturday afternoon in Bilbao, waiting fortheappearance of  Marijaia , who left after 19:00 on the balcony of the Arriaga Theatre.

Bilbaine Francis Diez , singer of the Doctor Deseo group, has been in charge of giving words to the start of the parties this year with the moving prowess that has placed the party in the center.

To begin his covenant, he recalled that the ancient Greeks "taught us to think of their heaven," that Dionysus was the god of madness and of the feast, "indispensable for a good life and for the good functioning of the world." So does Marijaia, "our goddess of the feast, "in Bilbao.

Theartist has called for praise for "what is forbidden, playful and playful." . "Let our Big Week be a song of fun that will make us feel like something else," he added, referring to the mythical song by Doctor Desire, "Suspense and Conspire," from 2002.

"The only rule," he said, "is respect between different people." "Let's all help to make space safe ."And to avoid sexist, racist and homophobic attacks. He ended with the slogan  that has provoked the response of the attendees.No is .

Referring to the intense festive days ahead of the capital city, he has proclaimed that "this will give us strength to continue fighting for a better world and to continue shouting no  to the Palestinian genocide".

Before he finished his speech, Díez put out to dance his heart du with the famousHeart of Tango , which has been chanted with him by the crowd present.

Thetxupinera Olatz Agirre , a comparator of the Txori Barrot, has finished the prophecy, thus giving the starting gun to the parties that will fill every corner of the village for nine days and nights. As usual, 'Badator Marijaia' has been the soundtrack of one of the most exciting moments of the Aste Nagusia bilbaine.

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