Program of Baptism of the Child in Palencia

Year 2022

It celebrates: 1st January

Place: Palencia (Palencia)

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On the 1st of January, Palencia celebrates the traditional Baptism of the Child, a procession that has become an ancestral custom, with more than five centuries of history, where the amusing pedrea of sweets and candies takes place.

Program of Baptism of the Child in Palencia

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