{"id":59973,"date":"2015-11-26T19:15:55","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T18:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=59973"},"modified":"2020-10-23T14:29:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T12:29:59","slug":"feria-de-la-chinita-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/feria-de-la-chinita-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Feria de la Chinita in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barcelona<\/strong> is a city that is blessed with a very rich events programming. The fact that is has a\u00a0population composed by people from all over the world makes it possible for citizens to experience events that share customs and traditions of foreign countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of those events is known as <strong>Feria de la Chinita.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Feria de la Chinita <\/strong>is an annual event, a religious festival that takes place between the 17<sup>th<\/sup> and 19<sup>th<\/sup> of November in Maracaibo, a city in Venezuela. The <strong>Feria<\/strong>\u2019s purpose is to celebrate the miracle of the Chiquinquir\u00e1 Virgin, patron saint of the state of Zulia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104522\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104522 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104522\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104522' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-1.jpg\" class=\"slider-104522 slide-104523\" alt=\"rental apartments in Barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio home inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/feria-de-la-chinita-in-barcelona\/#The_legend_of_Chiquinquira_Virgin\" title=\"The legend of Chiquinquir\u00e1 Virgin\">The legend of Chiquinquir\u00e1 Virgin<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/feria-de-la-chinita-in-barcelona\/#The_evolution_of_Feria_de_la_Chinita\" title=\"The evolution of Feria de la Chinita\">The evolution of Feria de la Chinita<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/feria-de-la-chinita-in-barcelona\/#Related_article_Enjoy_The_Magic_Of_Festivals_In_Barcelona\" title=\"Related article:\u00a0Enjoy The Magic Of Festivals In Barcelona\">Related article:\u00a0Enjoy The Magic Of Festivals In Barcelona<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/feria-de-la-chinita-in-barcelona\/#Feria_de_la_Chinita_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Feria de la Chinita in Barcelona\">Feria de la Chinita in Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/feria-de-la-chinita-in-barcelona\/#Advice_from_a_Venezuelan_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Advice from a Venezuelan in Barcelona\">Advice from a Venezuelan in Barcelona<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_legend_of_Chiquinquira_Virgin\"><\/span><strong>The legend of Chiquinquir\u00e1 Virgin<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Virgen_de_la_Chiquinquira_en_la_Basilica_de_la_Chinita_Maracaibo_Venezuela.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-59976 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Virgen_de_la_Chiquinquira_en_la_Basilica_de_la_Chinita_Maracaibo_Venezuela-300x276.jpg\" alt=\"concert barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a>According to legend, Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquir\u00e1 or <strong>Chiquinquir\u00e1 Virgin<\/strong> appeared to a humble old lady by the name of Mar\u00eda C\u00e1rdenas in the year of 1709. The woman was washing clothes in the river Coquivacoa, when she found a small wooden tablet floating on the water. Not knowing what it was but thinking she could find some use for it, C\u00e1rdenas took the table home with her. The following day, Mar\u00eda was drawn to the tablet when she started hearing a knocking sound, and was amazed to find that the tablet was shinning, showing the image of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquir\u00e1 in it. The woman ran out of the house shouting \u201cMilagro!\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From that day on, the <strong>Chiquinquir\u00e1 Virgin<\/strong> is celebrated in Maracaibo.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_evolution_of_Feria_de_la_Chinita\"><\/span><strong>The evolution of Feria de la Chinita<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Feria de la Chinita<\/strong> started as a religious event celebrated only at Maracaibo, where the event took place. During the sixties, the <strong>Feria<\/strong> started to grow and started to be celebrated all over Venezuela. Today, <strong>Feria de la Chinita<\/strong> is an event with concerts, food stands and a variety of activities that is celebrated in international cities like New York, Rome and Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_article_Enjoy_The_Magic_Of_Festivals_In_Barcelona\"><\/span>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/annual-festivals-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enjoy The Magic Of Festivals In Barcelona<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Feria_de_la_Chinita_in_Barcelona\"><\/span><strong>Feria de la Chinita in Barcelona<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/5040742988_6c4ef56d48_b.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-59974\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/5040742988_6c4ef56d48_b-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"concert barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a>The <strong>Feria de la Chinita<\/strong> started being celebrated in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> in 2012, an event in which people have the opportunity of experiencing <strong>traditional Venezuelan food<\/strong> like <em>pabell\u00f3n Criollo, cachitos de jam\u00f3n, cachapas, patacones, <\/em>and <em>bollitos pelones<\/em>; enjoy live concerts, and purchase items like jewelery, t-shits, flags, candy and a variety of products of Venezuelan origin.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Advice_from_a_Venezuelan_in_Barcelona\"><\/span><strong>Advice from a Venezuelan in Barcelona<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are part of the Venezuelan community and want to learn more about living in Barcelona, visit Antonio Rengifo Nu\u00f1ez\u2019s blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/venezolanoenbcn.blogspot.com.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Venezolano en Barcelona<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"59973\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona is a city that is blessed with a very rich events programming. 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