Festivities
The festivities in honor of the Virgen de la Rosa are the most important festivity and a great reference in the Beteta region, attended by all the neighboring towns.
The patron saint festivities are celebrated on September 17, the day of the patron saint, and usually last until the weekend. During the days prior to the festivities the novena to the Virgin takes place, around midnight on the 16th the Salve is sung, in one of the most traditional and solemn acts that culminates with the singing of the hymn of the Virgen de la Rosa. The festivities are days full of devotion and religious acts, which include Eucharist, processions, the offering of children to the Virgin and, of course, the traditional ringing of bells on the eve.


On April 30, the festival of Los Mayos is celebrated. In this festivity, the rondalla, composed of guitars, bandurrias and lutes, sings the Mayos to the Virgin in the church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. The deep rootedness of this celebration makes many neighbors join the rondalla to participate in the festivity. The tradition originated when the young people of the municipality went through the streets of Beteta at night to sing Los Mayos to the girls. The festival concludes the next day with the traditional pilgrimage to the hermitage of the Virgen de la Rosa.
La Caridad de San Antonio is celebrated every June 13 in Beteta. It begins with a mass and procession in honor of St. Anthony, the patron saint of the needy, followed by the blessing and distribution of bread and wine in the Plaza Mayor. The neighbors, organized in shifts, offer these gifts and a snack for the whole town, maintaining an ancestral custom that honors the generosity and solidarity of the saint.

Beteta celebrates its cattle-raising past with the Bonfire of San Pedro, a festivity that takes place in the square that once housed a church or hermitage dedicated to the saint. On the 29th, the neighbors light a bonfire where they share food and music.


The celebration of All Saints’ Day is a deeply rooted local custom that dates back to ancient Celtic traditions. On the eve, neighbors empty pumpkins and carve them with eyes and teeth; inside they place a candle, transforming them into lanterns that illuminate the streets of the village and the road to the castle. This practice, of Celtic origin, symbolizes guidance for benevolent spirits and protection against evil spirits. On this day, sweet porridge, the typical dessert of the festivity, is prepared.
The celebration of All Saints’ Day is a deeply rooted local custom that dates back to ancient Celtic traditions. On the eve, neighbors empty pumpkins and carve them with eyes and teeth; inside they place a candle, transforming them into lanterns that illuminate the streets of the village and the road to the castle. This practice, of Celtic origin, symbolizes guidance for benevolent spirits and protection against evil spirits. On this day, sweet porridge, the typical dessert of the festivity, is prepared.
