The greatest festivals of the province


Festivals are well-known events in our country. They take place in different locations and

different seasons of the year. What is more, they are related with the culture and customs

of each region. There are a lot of them and their main purpose is to entertain people.

There are specially two huge festivals in our province called “Festival del Pomelo” and

“Festival de la Corvina”. The main topic to discuss in this essay is what they have in

common and what their differences are.


To start with, in the ¨Festival del Pomelo¨ and in the same way, in the ¨Festival de la

Corvina¨ people can listen to live music as there are concerts of different music genres not

only for adolescents, but also for adults. They both are festivals for the whole society, so it

does not matter the age. Just as the first festival, the second one is held during the day

and also at night. Attendees can buy things from a kind of shop inside the field where it is

held during the day and at night, they can enjoy the music shows and performances in

which not only play national artists, but also international ones. Another big similarity is

that in both festivals a queen is selected; about twenty girls´parade on a catwalk and a

jury chooses who will be the next queen of the festival. Then, the girl selected represents

that festival for a year until the new election.


As they both have many similarities, they also have differences. It is important now to list

some of them.


“Festival del pomelo” is held in a city called Laguna Blanca in July, in winter, whereas

“Festival de la Corvina” takes place in a city called “Herradura¨ in February, as it is

summer. During this time, people can not only go to the festival, but can also go to a

beach nearby. They stay there to have fun, lie on the beach, have a good time and then

they go to the festivity. Moreover, another huge difference is their purposes. The primary

aim of the ¨Festival del pomelo¨ is to present the fruit known as grapefruit. It is a kind of

exhibition where sellers show different products made with that fruit like: wine,

marmalade, juices, cake, ice cream and cookies. In contrast, the first important event of

the “Festival de la Corvina¨ is a competition where fishermen have to catch fish. The

winner will be the one who catches more fish. This event is important as the name of the

festival is referred to a specific type of fish, the “corvina”.


To sum up, they are two of the most important festivals in our province; unless their

similarities and differences they have an equal importance for habitants. Both have things

that make them special and enjoyable. People wait anxiously for the time they are held;

all want to be part of these important events in order to have fun, relax, share it with their

family and friends and of course, to see the performance of the famous artists.