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April Fair or Feria de Mayo. The controversy of the April Fair in Seville 2019

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By AndaluNet on 11/05/2018

The Feria de Abril of 2019 It presents somewhat controversial for many sevillanos, as the spring festival does not take place in April if not in May. As the festive period from the 4 May to 11 May, keeping the new format from Saturday to Saturday.

To give prominence to the universally known Feria de Sevilla will move to delay the Feria de Jerez de la Frontera for both festivals do not coincide.

The decision was taken on Thursday 10 May, after a meeting with representatives of the tourism sector Sevilla, those who have been asked advice in view of the difficulty of next year. Juan Espadas, the mayor of Seville, He has defended the need to maintain two weeks between one event and another. It imposed by ordinance, by a modification that will take the Local Government. In addition Juan Espadas, Seville mayor, It has met with entrepreneurs and municipal officials from other municipalities and nearby towns that have been affected by the late date of Easter 2019.

"The unanimous opinion of the different sectors has been that the city and the economy of the city itself win much more when there are two weeks between the Easter and the Fair and this should be the criterion from now govern the coming years ", He commented Juan Espadas, you see much more consistent this decision to shorten the time between Easter and April Fair to take on the calendar at least April 1.

It still maintains the festive Wednesday. "That is giving such good results". Sevilla Mayor stressed that "citizens need to oxygenate, to finish stands and shopping on top, for example, the flamenco dresses, among others".

Fair 2019 not the only Seville Fair held in May. This fact occurred in 2011 and in 2014 Alfredo Sanchez and Juan Ignacio Zoido Monteseirín as mayors.