Els Tres Tombs Parade

Upon leaving our apartment to a windy day, we were surprised to see that there was an annual parade that was passing through our neighborhood. The 184th "Cabalgata de los Tres Tombs" is traditional passage of carriages and animals and pays homage to Saint Anthony Abat, protector of animals and cargo.

In Catalan, "tombs" are not "tombs" in English, but "turns". History says that on this special day, farmers and shepherds dressed up for a blessing and made three turns around the church. Tradition reigns!
The mayor of Barcelona, Jordi Hereu, greeted us city folk by carriage.I admired these fine horses. Check out them gorgeous legs.
Fernando with the barrels o'local beer behind him. He got thirsty after this.
Even kids on horseback joined in on the parade. Ride 'em, cowkids!
This was clearly the windiest day of the year thus far. We dared to hit up the open-air mall after this. (I got a pair of maternity jeans and tall black boots, and Fer bought some shoes, Dragonball comics.) It was a good day indeed!