The April Fair in Seville has its origins in a cattle fair which took place at the end of the 19th century. Nowadays, it is situated in the neighbourhood of Los Remedios and resembles a small city with long streets decorated with coloured paper lanterns, where different groups set up their tents, called casetas, drink, sing and dance together. At any hour of the day you can see women dressed in typical flamenco dresses, horses and carriages moving up and down the streets. There is also a special area with an amusement park where children can enjoy the fair rides. Because this is a city with a long bullfighting tradition, there are also bull fights every afternoon at 5.
The April Fair begins each year with the ceremony of the lighting of the main portal to the Fair called "el alumbrado" and concludes with a firework display on Sunday at 12 o´clock.
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