Aragon Guide

Some of the most important features in El Pilar Fiestas are the Ofrenda de Flores (Flower offering) to the virgin on the 12th of October, when an enormous cloak is made of the flowers; the massively attended mass of infants, on the same day at dawn. This offering of thousands of flowers from people all over the world is definitely a sight not to be missed. You'll have lots of time to catch it, as the procession itself takes about 10 hours all together.  Different groups gather near Plaza España, where they start their  mini-pilgramages towards the Pilar.

Donning traditonal regional costumes, they line the streets holding elaborate, carefully crafted bouquets made especially for this day. They slowly make their way towards the heart of the historic center. Once in the plaza, they patiently await their turn to lay their offering in front of the Virgin of Pilar, the patron saint of both Zaragoza and Spain. The flowers are then taken to be woven into a beautiful, colorful and extremely fragrant cloak for the statue of the Virgin. The other two processions are the offering of fruit and the Offering of the Glass Rosary, which is held on the evening of the 13th.