Parties

"There have been a number of macho attacks and fights that have damaged the festive atmosphere," explained the Bizkaia City Council, so there will be no DJ shows on the night of San Juan Doloz.

Thousands of people have attended the 'Descent of Celedon' event in the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca in Vitoria-Gasteiz. Iñaki Kerejazu has called for an end to the genocide against the Palestinians and has condemned the macho attacks.

The peasant of Zalduondo has descended from the tower of the church of San Miguel to the square of the White Virgin. Like every year, despite the heat, the square has been crowded egon, all eager to start the parties. 

The sport will be of great importance, and there will be no shortage of activities for the little ones, almost every day, during this special week. There will also be no shortage of art and cooking workshops, inflatables, puppets and clowns, goitibera and txosnas, among others.

For the second year in a row Iñaki will be embodied by Kerejazu in Zeledo, and there are only a few hours left to take his usual umbrella, wine aged and handkerchief and start the White Virgin's parties at 18:00.

The platform has accused governments and the media of "hypocrisy" and called demonstrations in Vitoria-Gasteiz (6 August), Donostia-San Sebastián (10 August), Bilbao (15 August) and Pamplona (4 October).

In the run-up to the 2025 La Blanca festivities, the mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz has called on citizens and visitors to "live the holidays from coexistence and respect, with great joy and illusion. "

Bizkaiko, Gipuzkoako eta Arabako txosnen batzordeek adierazi dute jaigune horiek "arriskuan" daudela, eta ondare inmaterial izendatzeko eskaera sinatzen eta zabaltzen jarraitzeko deia egin dute.

Live music, kalejiras, popular activities and proposals for all families will fill the streets of Vitoria-Gasteiz from 4 to 9 August in a six-day festive atmosphere.

The Rosary Procession this Sunday has gathered thousands of Vitorians, starting in front of the hornacine of the White Virgin and ending with a mass in the church of San Miguel. 

The music has been the protagonist of the birthday of the White Virgin of 2025, since the piano melodies have threatened the prophecy. "Vitoria is music," said Ugarte. Then the mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Maider Etxebarria, has placed the handkerchief of the parties. 

The Txosnas have declared a traditional festive area, in the face of a municipal ban: "The holidays belong to the people." It should be remembered that for the second year in a row the City Council has banned the installation of a festive area of txosnas in the city centre, moving to the outskirts.

The Txosnas Center returns to the Álava Campus with concerts, popular initiatives and protests against the establishment of TicketBAI, while the Txosnas sweaters have been the winners of the Txosnisari.

Mayor Maider Etxebarria wishes "the best of luck" to Iñaki Kerejazu, who will play the well-known character for the second consecutive year. In his speech, the mayor has invited citizens to enjoy the holidays with "responsibility" and "respect."

EITB has learned that the Municipal Police received a call alleging that a person had just made touches to another person, in this case the minor. A youth group prevented the identification of the alleged aggressor. 

The banker, Francis Díez, vocalist of the music group Doctor Deseo, has stated that "it was time to take responsibility" and that he will try to reconcile "enjoyment and duty" so that the "star" is set aside and is available at parties.

On the other hand, the txupinera Olatz Agirre, a comparator of the Txori Barrot, has invited the "citizens, merchants and workers of Bilbao and the surrounding area" to enjoy and participate in the parties after the blow shot, "because there is room for all people." "I am from the Txori Barrot, but this year I will not dress in black and white, but in red and white, to represent all the comparisons and all the people."

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