The one with la Virgen de Belen

I love Spain. I really do, but there are many things I don't understand about it and even more so when they start celebrating with festivals and such.  The funny thing is I am not sure that many people celebrating really know why they are celebrating either.  Not that it is that strange, when I think about the number of people in the U.S. who celebrate Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, 4th of July, or practically any holiday without knowing what or why they are really celebrating.  Again, not that you have to focus on the religious aspects of them, but I think there should be a bigger point.  Anyways, this past weekend, starting sometime last week, Zafra had some sort of festival celebrating the Virgin Mary.  When I asked my kids about it, they didn't really know why.  It just is.  The church was out in the country, but we decided to walk over and check it out.  In essence, it seemed a lot like a tailgate for the Virgin.  We didn't really see anyone we knew, so we looked around took in the countryside and walked back home.  At least we made it out of the house!