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A garbage can brims over as the Burgos Festivals come to an end.
My regular readers know that, over the last couple weeks, I have been writing a mini-series on the 2009 Burgos Festivals – the biggest party of the year in the city of Burgos. To finish up the mini-series, I thought it would be appropriate to write this post about the tons of garbage that were produced (and needed to be cleaned up) as a result of the massive partying during festival week.
For those of you who have never been to Spain before, let me tell you that Spaniards are known to party hard until the wee hours of the night and all this partying can sometimes leave behind “trace evidence” in the form of empty food containers, bottles, etc. Judging from the amount of garbage in the container pictured above, the recent festival week in Burgos was no exception to the general “party all night long” rule. Still, despite all the partying, we have to give the Spaniards credit for always cleaning up their mess afterwards. Just take a look at the picture below to see what I mean.
A massive army of street cleaners goes down the road just after the Burgos Festivals Parade had finished passing by.
This picture of a massive “cleaning brigade” that followed the Burgos Festivals Parade stands as proof that Spaniards ”clean things up” just about as fervently as they party. In fact, that’s something that I love about Spain: no matter what city you are in, there’s always somebody cleaning the streets and sidewalks to keep things looking good. Here, being a sidewalk cleaner is a full-time, paid position for many broom-and-dustpan-clad workers. In the States you’re sure to see someone cleaning things up a bit if you go to a bigger city; but trust me, it’s not to the same level as it is here in Spain. At least that’s what I think.
This post is part of a mini-series about the 2009 Burgos Festivals. To read about other aspects of the Burgos Fiestas, check out my Burgos Fiestas 2009 page. You may also be interested in checking out my Fiesta Photos on Picasa.
Hasta luego,
–Chris
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