The cultural identity in Andaluc\u00eda is further amplified by \u00b4La Feria de Abril\u00b4 in Seville and further ferias (both large scale and local) throughout the region. Throughout these celebrations, men wear suits and women don their traditional \u00b4traje de gitana\u00b4 dresses, visit the public casetas (or arrange private casetas for groups of friends), drink, eat, dance sevillanas and celebrate.<\/p>\n
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Creo que estas celebraciones enriquecen la cultura de Andaluc\u00eda<\/em>. La feria de abril empiece en los a\u00f1os 1800, as\u00ed que ahora este festivo tiene casi dos ciento a\u00f1os. Es una de las tradiciones m\u00e1s importantes en toda la regi\u00f3n, y en la Espa\u00f1a moderna es una de los pocos oportunidades en que es posible ver ropa tradicional y una tradici\u00f3n que ha vivido 200 a\u00f1os sin muchos cambios. <\/em><\/p>\n Moreover, the Andalucians possess one of the strongest accents in Spain. Consonants at the end (or often in the middle of words) are nonexistent. For example, \u00b4M\u00e1s o Menos\u00b4<\/em> (more or less) becomes \u00b4mah o menoh\u00b4. This is especially the case in small countryside villages such as the one I work in. The accent could be seen to emphasize the strong cultural identity of the region, as just like in the UK, accents are an instant identifier of where a person is from.<\/p>\n However, alongside the strong cultural identity, it is also possible to argue that Andaluc\u00eda (in the less tourism based towns and cities), isn\u00b4t a hugely diverse place. Migration levels here are not enormous, possibly due to the low employment levels. The point is that most Andalucians possess the \u00b4typical\u00b4 Spanish look: Petite, dark hair, dark eyes and olive skin. I myself, being a 6\u00b42 pasty white blonde \u00b4stick out like a sore thumb\u00b4 here so to speak. The vast majority of the foreigners who I have met here in Spain are either on their Erasmus placements or doing the same language assistant programme as I am. I teach in a school of around 150 students, of which I would say there are 5 blondes and 1 red haired girl. The rest of my students are Andalucians from Andalucian families and have the perceived looks of a \u00b4traditional\u00b4 Spanish person.<\/p>\n Por lo tanto, he dicho que no hay tanta diversidad internacional en Andaluc\u00eda, pero sin duda hay mucha diversidad entre las regiones distintas en Espa\u00f1a. La regi\u00f3n en que vivo tiene muchas de los estereotipos de los Espa\u00f1oles. Sin embargo, en Catalu\u00f1a, mucha gente no se identifica como Espa\u00f1oles, pero solo con su regi\u00f3n. El norte y el sur tienen culturas opuestas. Adem\u00e1s, hay idiomas distintos en comunidades aut\u00f3nomos (euskera en pa\u00eds vasco, catal\u00e1n en Catalu\u00f1a, gallego en Galicia etc). Entonces es posible decir que en vez de la falta de diversidad internacional en Andaluc\u00eda, la diversidad en general en Espa\u00f1a es clara. <\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0 Despite this post beginning describing how Spaniards have very strong cultural identities and how this may result in a lack of diversity, it is actually possible to conclude that this is exactly where Spain\u00b4s diversity comes from. The 17 autonomous communities of Spain have got their own identities, traditions, customs and cultures. You are unlikely to the same food from one region to another; if you do it is likely to have been prepared in a totally different way. The very day to day lives of citizens are different, as is the humor and the interpersonal exchanges. It is this diversity which enriches the experience of someone like me who is just in Spain for a temporary time and can see exactly what different things mean to different communities. Spain is an incredibly diverse nation which offers something for everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the things which has been apparent to me here throughout my time in Andaluc\u00eda is the strong cultural identity which Andalucians possess. 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