Feria is a week-long party that almost every town in Andalucia holds. The feria consists of feria dresses, dancing, horse-drawn carriages, and general partying to all hours of the morning. Feria season kicks off in Andalucia in Seville one week after Semana Santa. The feria began in 1847 as a livestock fair and then, no surprise, it turned into a party. The main avenue is used as a route for the carriages to carry the feria-goers. Bordering the main avenue are casetas which are temporary structures for invitation-only drinking and dancing. Some of the small towns will have the casetas open to the public. Seville will have more than 1,000 of these casetas. They are sponsored by local families, groups of friends, businesses, clubs, trade associations, and political parties. In towns will bull rings there will also be many bull fights with very famous fighters and a very big turn out. In some of the small towns the feria time is the only time of the year that the ring is used for a public fight. The dresses that the women wear is the most spectacular part of the feria. They are flamenco-style and very brightly colored. The top portion is very fitted and then the bottom is very frilled. These dresses are a huge deal and very expensive. Many women wont wear the same dress two years in a row. My favorite part of the dresses is the huge flower pinned on top of their slicked-back hair matching the color of the dress. It is all a sight to see.
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