Spanish Conversation · Level 93
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Spanish word
romería
Pronunciation
IPA/romeˈɾia/
Meaning
- feminine nounreligious festival
Example
Todos los años hay una romería en mayo.
Every year there is a religious festival in May.
More examples
Iremos a la romería y compraremos en los puestos.
We will go to the religious festival and buy from the stalls.
Core concept
Village outing to a sacred image with prayers followed by shared food and dancing.
Common phrases
ir a la romería
go to the religious festival
puestos en la romería
stalls at the religious festival
la romería anual
annual religious festival
Similar words
fiesta: Lively celebration centered on music, dancing, and communal eating.
feria: Open-air fair with stalls, rides, and vendors selling goods and food.
peregrinación: Long devotional journey, often on foot, to a distant sacred site.
procesión: Religious march that parades a sacred image through streets.
Definition in Spanish
La romería es una fiesta tradicional que combina peregrinación corta hacia una ermita o santuario y celebración colectiva alrededor de una imagen o lugar sagrado.
Word origin
Derived from romero 'pilgrim' combined with the suffix -ería, reflecting origins in pilgrim visits to sacred images that became communal fairs.
Usage tips
- Romerías vary regionally: some remain strongly religious while others are mainly social, so local context determines whether the event is devotional or largely festal.
Other meanings
- pilgrimagenoun