Descent Of The Celedon, The Starting Point Of The Festivities Of The Virgen Blanca Of Vitoria

VITORIA-GASTEIZ, ALAVA BASQUE C, SPAIN - AUGUST 04: Atmosphere during the descent of the Celedon, in the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca, on August 4, 2022, in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Basque Country, Spain. Celedon is the character that with his arrival, descending from the sky with an umbrella by means of a pulley system, opens the patron saint festivities of Vitoria, which are celebrated until August 9, in honor of the Virgen Blanca. The origin of the Celedon dates back to 1957, in the middle of the dictatorship, when the festivities of Vitoria incorporated the descent of the Celedon, as the initial act of the annual commemorations in honor of the Virgen Blanca. (Photo By Iñaki Berasaluce/Europa Press via Getty Images)