El Día De Todos Los Santos

Another fiesta day. They have a lot of holidays in Spain. Good thing really as it gives me time to take a break from my busy schedule. We loafed on the terrace and joked about it being the 1st of November. While the the old country was shivering we were sunning in a sunny 25. It's truly glorious here.

Factoid: El día de Todos los Santos (All Saints Day) is an extremely important feast in the Catholic calendar. It is a relatively sad day rather like Good Friday where most shops and restaurants tend to be closed. On this day people commemorate the death of their loved ones. People go to the cemetery to take flowers. In Andalucia the norm is to have a meal of Broad Beans in a marinade. This is made by:
Simply boiling the beans and then adding the marinade.

The marinade consists of:
olive oil
paprika
crushed garlic
salt

This can be eaten either hot or cold and it`s best if left to marinade for a while before consuming.