ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY

ALBERO

CHARACTERISTIC YELLOW-COLOURED EARTH FROM THE QUARRIES OF ALCALÁ DE GUADAIRA WHICH ACTS AS A CARPET FOR BOTH THE FERIA AND THE SEVILLE BULL RING(LA MAESTRANZA). IT HAS THE SAME EFFECT ON YOUR THROAT IF IT DOESN´T RAIN DURING THE FERIA.

ALUMBRAO

THIS WORD REFERS TO THE THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND LIGHT BULBS WHICH LIGHT UP THE STREET OF THE ENCLOSURE AT NIGHT. THE TESTING OF THE ALUMBRAO ON MONDAY AT MIDNIGHT REPRESENTS THE OFFICIAL OPENINGS OF SEVILLE´S APRIL FAIR.

BUÑOLERAS

STANDS WHICH ARE SPECIALISED IN ECLAIRS AND HOT CHOCOLATE FOR FERIA-GOERS ON THEIR WAY HOME. THEY DATE BACK ALMOST TO THE ORIGINS OF THE FAIR AND MOST OF THEM ARE RUN BY GYPSY FAMILIES.

CACHARRITOS/CALESITAS

TWO THERM USED BY THE KIDS OF SEVILLE FOR THE AMUSEMENTS IN CALLE DEL INFIERNO(HELL STREET). THEIR SOLE PURPOSE IS TO TURN THE HUMAN BODY UPSIDE-DOWN AND AROUND AND AROUND.

CALLE DEL INFIERNO

AMUSEMENT PARK BESIDE THE FERIA ENCLOSURE WHICH SEVILLE TRADITION COMPARES TO A STORYBOOK CHARACTER PEDRO BOTERO.HOMEWEVER, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE VISIT THIS HELL EVERY DAY MAKING IT ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND LIVELY AREAS.

CASETA

EACH ONE OF THE MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND "HOUSES" MADE UP OF TUBES,CANVAS AND WOODEN PLANKS WHERE THE PEOPLE FROM THE SEVILLE GATHER DURING FERIA WEEK. THE CASETA BECOMES THEIR HOME, WHILE THEIR REAL HOME BECOMES NOTHING MORE THAN A PLACE TO HAVE A NAP.

CATAVINOS

A SMALL CRYSTAL GLASS,OR PLASTIC CUP IF THE GLASSES RUN OUT, WHICH MEASURES THE EXACT AMOUNT OF MANZANILLA OR FINO TO BE DECANTED.

FAROLILLO

A GREEN,WHITE OR RED SPHERE USED AS A PAPER LANTERN IN THE STREETS OF THE ECLOSURE AND INSIDE THE CASETAS. IF THERE ARE APRIL SHOWERS, THESE LANTERNS BECOME A NIGHTMARE FOR THE EMPLOYERS OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY WHO HAVE TO REPLACE THEM.

FINO

DRY SHERRY FROM JEREZ, SERVED CHILLED, IS ONE OF THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE APRIL FAIR.

MANTÓN

LARGE SILK EMBROIDERED SHAWL WORN BY THE WOMEN OF SEVILLE. THE FRINGE,FOR SOME UNKNOW REASON, HAS THE UNCONTROLLABLE HABIT OF GETTING KNOTTED AROUND THE BUTTON OF THE MEN´S OUTFITS, EVEN THOSE WHO ARE STRANGERS.

MANZANILLA

DRY SHERRY FROM SANLUCAR DE BARRAMEDA. IT ISN´T AS DRY AS THE FINO AND IS BECOMING THE FAVOURITE OF FERIA-GOERS.

PAÑOLETA

PAÑOLETA, THE NAME GIVEN ON AREA IN THE CAMAS DISTRICT, REFERS TO THE TRIANGULAR SHAPE WHICH, AS IF EVOLED FROM GREEK TIMES, TOPS THE CASETA.

PAPA

IF YOU OVERDO THE MANZANILLA,FINO OR ANY OTHER DRINK YOU MAY FEEL "PAPA"(TYPSY). IF YOU CONSISTENTLY OVERDO IT, THEN YOU ARE A FERIA DRUNK.

PASEO DE CABALLOS

ROUTE THROUGH THE ENCLOSURE TAKEN BY THE CARRIAGES AND RIDERS. THEIR OFFICIAL SCHEDULE IS FROM MIDDAY TO EIGHT IN THE EVENING. THE HIGHLIGHT IA AT AROUND FIVE. THE HORSES, RIDERS AND CARRIAGES ARE MORE SPECTACULAR EVERY YEAR.

PORTADA

A HUGE STRUCTURE, AS IF REPRESENTING ONE OF THE CITY´S MONUMENTS, IS THE MAIN ENTRANCE INTO THE FERIA ENCLOSURE.IT IS A TRADITIONAL MEETING-POINT FOR MANY,EVEN THOUGH IT IS ACTUALLY NO EASY TASK TO FIND PEOPLE HERE.

REAL DE LA FERIA

(FERIA ECLOSURE).THE AREA TAKEN UP BY THE BLOCKS OF CASETAS, THE SIDEWALKS COVERED IN ALBERO,THE COBBLED ROADS AND THE PORTADA. IT IS WORTH GOING FOR A RIDE ON THE FERRIS WHEEL AT NIGHT JUST TO SEE ALL OF THIS.

TABLAO

A WOODEN STAGE IN A PRIME LOCATION IN THE CASETA WHICH IS USED FOR DANCING SEVILLANAS. ITS TRUE WORTH SHOWS UP DURING THE "ZAPATEO"(TAPPING) IN THE 3RD SEVILLANA.

TRAJE DE FLAMENCA OR DE GITANA

TRADITIONAL ATTIRE WORN GRACEFULLY BY THE FEMALES OF SEVILLE REGARDLESS OF THEIR AGE OR CONDITION,WHO GO TO THE FERIA.ONLY OUTSIDERS CALL THIS DRESS "TRAJE DE FARALAES".