{
  "id": 1231036,
  "title": "Costa Blanca towns bring back colourful street traditions for patron saint fiestas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/costa-blanca-towns-bring-back-colourful-street-traditions-for-patron",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-16T08:07:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euro Weekly News",
    "slug": "euro-weekly-news",
    "url": "https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/16/costa-blanca-towns-bring-back-colourful-street-traditions-for-patron-saint-fiestas/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "San Miguel de Salinas residents are being encouraged to help spruce up the town for the upcoming patron saint celebrations. The local council is handing out colorful bunting for residents to decorate their streets. Additionally, a Street Decoration Competition is being organized, allowing residents and local groups to collaborate and create impressive displays to impress the judges. The bunting is already available at the town hall for people to collect and get started on their decorations.\n\nIn Petrer, an old tradition is making a comeback. The town's Festes Patronals, dedicated to the Virgen del Remedio, will see neighborhoods decorating their streets with unique ideas and materials. The Town Hall is partnering with local residents' associations to revive this tradition, which had not been seen in several years. Each association will select a street in their neighborhood to decorate, with the decorated streets eventually being judged as part of a friendly competition. The winners will receive cash awards, with the full competition rules to be announced later.",
  "summary": "San Miguel de Salinas is getting ready for its patron saint fiestas, and locals are being asked to help give […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
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        "published": "2026-08-15T13:29:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}