Candlemass – Dia de la Candelaria
This religious festival signifies the official end to the Christmas season on its 40th day and celebrated the presentation of Jesus at the Temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary, Candles are lit and blessed in both literal and spritual significance and these are paraded together with an icon of Mary around the town or village. It is a particularly important occasion in the Canary Islands where the Virgin of Candelaria is their patron saint. In Tenerife you will find the larges and most famous of these celebrations with pilgramages, processions and traditional Canarian wrestling as well as other cultural events. In Andalusia towns like Dos Torres (Córdoba) and Alhama de Granada bonfires are lit and people gather around them symbolising the purification and community, here the candela refers to both bonfire or candle. Many other towns and villages throughout Spain will hold processions and masses, check what is happening where you have your Franchise and keep your clients informed so that they can participate and feel part of the community where they are thinking of buying a property.
Valentine’s Day in Spain
February 14th romance blossoms throughout the country no matter where your Hamiltons Franchise is located in Spain with El Día de San Valentin. Similar to many other countries it is a day for expressing and celebrating love and romance. Couples will often exchange gifts of flowers, especially red roses, chocolates, jewellery and other affectionate tokens. Going out for a romantic dinner is a popular way to celebrate and cards and letters may also be exchanged. However, in Spain February 14th also celebrates singles to encourage them to celebrate friendship and family, jokingly referred to as San Solterín it highlights the idea that love take on many forms not just romantically.
Calcotada Festival in Catalonia
For any Hamiltons Franchise owners in the Catalonia region this is a unique festival that you should try and introduce your clients to. It is held in honour of the Calcot, which is a type of green onion or scallion that the region cultivate ins a particular way. it is sweeter than some onions and rather less pugent. Traditions during the festival are to grill the onions over an open fire until their outer layers are charred and serve them on terracotta roofe tiles to keep them warm. They are eaten by hand peeling the outer charred layers off by hand to expose the sweet inside which can then be dipped into a special sauce called Salvitxada or Romesco.The community of villages and towns in Catalonia gaterh together with friends and family to enjoy the food, company and atmosphere. The town of Valls in Tarragona province is considered to be the birthplace of this tradition and holds the largest of these festivals. The Calcot season generally runs from late winter to early spring and is celebrated generally at the end of Janaury and at the start of February.
Truffle Hunting in Teruel
This lovely, historic town in Aragon is a great place to immerse yourself and introduce your clients to a wonderful area of Spain with a historic town and a great tradition for truffle hunting in February. If you have open a Hamiltons Franchise office in this region you will be blessed with fantastic food options flavoured with this fungus sometimes know as black diamond in the culinerary world. During February the truffles are at peak ripeness giving cooking the most intense aroma and flavour. Many local companies can offer you and your clients guided truffle hunting experiences where expert guides and their trained dogs will search for and sniff out the truffles as they grow underground. For any of your clients who buy property in Teruel they will also be luck enough to have truffle fairs and markets on their doorstep, particularly in the town of Sarrión known as the Capital of the Black Truffle. Here you can sample products made from these gastronimic morsels, purchase truffle based items, learn more about them and sample them in one of the many local restaurants.
Whale Watching in Tenerife
For those Hamiltons Franchise entrepreneurs who hope to open an Estate Agent office in the Canary Islands February is a perfect time of year to organise an excursion for you and your clients to see migratory whales who pass through the waters surrounding the Tenerife at this time of year. There are chances of seeing a variety of species including Fin and Humback passing through and the Island is also home to Pilot Whales and Bottlenose Dolphins. What better way to encourage people to buy property in this area than to show them these magnificent creatures?
Skiiing in the Sierra Nevada
If your clients enjoy a winter location and you have chosen to apply for a Hamiltons Franchise in the Andalsian region of Spain then the Ski Resort of Sierra Nevada, close to Granada is a perfect place for those who love winter sports. The main resort is the village of Pradollano where there is plenty of accommodation, restaurants, shops and skiing amenities. February usually see excellent and reliabe snow cover with cold sunny days making skiing particularly enjoyable.
Carnival in Spain
February is Carnival month in Spain with children and adults dressing up in elaborate costumes and maskes. There are parades, floats, processions, music and dancing. Lively rhythms fill the streets and food is an important part of any Spanish festival. Carnival in many places finishes with the Burial of the Sardine concluding the festival and marking the beginning of Let. Cadiz is renowned for its witty and satirical musical groups that perform humorous songs during carnival. Tenerife holds one of the largest carnivals in the world with extravagant parades and wonderful fancy dress which Sitges holds a flamboyant and lively parade popular with the LGBTQ+ community. The exact date of carnival will vary according to when Easter and the start of Lent are but, usually festivities will be towards the end of February and, if Easter is late, may continue into early March.
Conclusion
No matter where you choose to open a Hamiltons Franchise in Spain there will be plenty going on during the fantastic month of February with Spring gradually approaching, blossoms appearing and plenty to do and see. Encourage clients who are buying property in your area to see any of these events and begin their journey of integrating with the community.
