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Buenos Aires, Argentina.  The festivities that began on Friday will run through Sunday thanks to a great number of Navarran clubs and Euskal Etxeak.  Even if the weather isn’t cooperating, rain and cold were not able to diminish San Fermin festivities in the Diaspora, folks who have joined in from thousands of miles away with those celebrating in Pamplona.  Here are some examples of the San Fermin celebrations in Argentina.  Many other clubs and communities will join in the festivities next weekend. 

 [The Euzko Etxea in La Plata planned a program for the entire weekend.  As a warm up, Luis Luquez gave a talk on Friday entitled “The First Basque King, Eneko Aritza.” On Saturday a group of pilotaris gave a Xare exhibition.  On Sunday, there was mass and lunch.  The txupinazo started the official San Fermin festivities, also attended by the sub-director of Entities and Communities in the City, and the local Mayor Pablo Burera who confirmed the city’s support for Semana Vasca.  There was also live music by Amaiur Alkain, trikitalri from the Aire Trikitixa Taldea; dancing and choir performances.  Continuing with the program there will be a screening of the documentary Encierro on Thursday the 10^th at 5:30pm (photosEE)]

 [San Fermin also came to Maipu where the Basque community celebrated with mass and the enthroning of the statue of the Parish Patron Saint Our Lady of the Rosary.  In the afternoon there was a snack and a film shown at the clubhouse (photosEE)]

 [From Estafeta Street to Cordillera in the Andes: cardboard bulls came to Denak Bat in Mendoza to scare and dance with the kids and adults.  Some 130 people gathered at the Euskal Etxea to enjoy lunch, music and dances (photosEE)]

 [Also in Mendoza, but this time at the Centro Navarro, the festivities took place on July 6^th at the Feria de Guaymallen Hall.  The event began with a choir performance by “Alma Navarra” and a procession of the saint with a guard.  Following, and accompanying the choir, the adult Dance group danced folk dances from both countries.  There were also many flamencos and traditional Navarran dances to close the show.  As every year, the bulls of San Fermin didn’t miss the festivities (photosEE)]

 [Pergamino also joined the first group to celebrate this year, with a music and dance show with a group of friends from Buenos Aires and Arrecifes (photosEE)]