Bilbao's first Big Week poster, created in 1978, comes true this Sunday
The ceremony shall be held in the Arenal, where blue handkerchiefs shall be distributed, which were established that same year as the emblem of the feast.
The characters of the first poster to announce the Big Week, drawn by illustrator Juan Carlos Eguillor in 1978, will come to life this Sunday in the Arenal, an initiative that celebrates in 2016 the tenth anniversary of the mural that picks up the image of the work placed on the corner of the Arenal with Calle Postas.
The event, which will begin at 11:30 a.m., will be presented by actor Santiago Burutxaga and will also include several members of the first party committee, which launched Aste Nagusia in its current format, including Burutxaga himself, musician Natxo de Felipe and Marino Montero.
Also invited are filmmaker Pedro Olea and José Antonio Nielfa 'La Otxoa', as well as Gonzalo Olabarria, City Council Councillor of Culture, who funded the installation of the mural in 2016.
Bilbainadas and handkerchiefs
The ceremony will consist of the delivery of the blue handkerchiefs of Bilbao, which were installed in 1978 as a symbol of the festivities, and which still carry the shield of arms with the cap designed by Eguillor.
In addition, the choir Bilbotarrak will offer bilbainadas, starting daily shifts in the Old Town, as well as a popular dance open to the public, with music by txistulari Ivan Allue and the Klappertarrak alboka, trikitixa and pandero group.
The initiative has been promoted by El Perro Chico and Eguillor eta abar with the collaboration of BilbaoHistoria.
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