The municipality of A Pobra do Brollón celebrates this Saturday, July 7, the 5th edition of the Guimara Medieval Fair. Act in memory of the revolt carried out by the residents of A Pobra against the Count of Lemos when he wanted to collect taxes from this territory, without any type of right over it. It is said that the men and women of Brollón resisted the Count's troops, who finally defeated the residents. After this event, the inhabitants of A Pobra were called Guímaros, which means: rude, brave and distrustful.
The festive event will open at 11:30 with the opening speech by writer Lois Diéguez. At 12 noon the revolt will be performed., followed by a falconry exhibition and demonstration of traditional crafts that this year will focus on iron, whose exploitation has always been closely linked to the municipality.
At 1:00 p.m. there will be a street parade by the bagpipe group “Alecrín” and at 2:00 p.m. a popular lunch will be held in the fairgrounds. To participate, cards must be collected at the Avenida restaurant.
The afternoon session will open at 5:30 p.m. with a performance by the juggling clown “Isla Letrisca”. At 6:30 p.m., demonstrations of traditional crafts and games will follow. At 7:00 p.m., we will have archery and at 8:00 p.m., a new falconry session. The group “Euforium” will perform at 9:00 p.m. and starting at 11:00 p.m., the end of the festival will be celebrated with a popular queimada by “Queimán e Pousa”.
The city council invites residents and visitors to participate in this event.
