Festivities of Saint Juan
They are celebrated on June 24.
We can include it within all those Mediterranean festivals related to the summer solstice and fire.
Later, on the pagan celebration the religious invocation of Saint Juan was accommodated. This is the oldest pattern in Ejea, as it can be seen just after the Christian reconquest.
The popular festivals, the heifers, the brass bands, the medieval re-enactments and of course, the bonfires are acts that invite us to share the joy.
Festivities of the Virgin of the Olive
The dedication to the Virgin of la Oliva is very old: at least since 1245 the hermitage of her name had land endowment in our town.
During the days that these Major Festivities last, in addition to the religious celebrations, there is a great variety of events: running of the bulls and bullfighting fair, sports activities, popular festivals, games for children, musical concerts and entertainment for the Third Age.
All this is surrounded by an exceptional atmosphere and the traditional hospitality of the Ejeans.
Feast of «The Vow»
It is a devout religious commemoration with a high civic component that Ejeans repeat every January 14.
The last third of the 18th century starts from an event. Between 1770 and 1773 Ejea suffered an epidemic outbreak that caused a worrying increase in mortality, especially among children, spreading fear among the population.
In view of this situation and in the face of the ineffectiveness of the sanitary means of the time, the General Council of the Villa asks the Ecclesiastical Chapter to take out in procession the image of the Immaculate Conception.
On January 14, 1773, this prayer procession took place, followed by the remission of the epidemic and its practical end.
It is then that the Ejeans, in gratitude to the Virgin, instituted the Vow to the Immaculate, which is still commemorated today every January 14.
Water festivals
The Water Festivities are held to commemorate the inauguration of the Canal de las Bardenas, which took place in April 1959.
The Water Festivities were institutionalized in 1970. Many popular events are organized, but the most important activity is the celebration of the Ejea Choral Contest.
Village and neighborhood festivals
Festivities of the villages and Neighborhoods of the municipality of Ejea
- La Llana. Festivities of Saint Antonio. From June 15 to 17. Saint Antonio will be celebrated on June 13.
- Valareña. Festivities of Saint Miguel Arcángel. From July 11 to 15.
- Santa Anastasia. Festivities of Saint Anastasia. From July 18 to 22.
- El Bayo. Festivities of the Virgin of August. From August 1 to 5.
- El Sabinar. From July 24 to 28.
- Bardenas. Festivities of Saint Francisco de Asís. From August 1 to 5.
- Farasdués. Festivities of Saint Antonio de Pádua (from August 10 to 15) and Pilgrimage of Saint a Orosia (first Sunday in June).
- Rivas. Festivities of Saint Victorián (January 12) and Festivities of the Angeles (From August 22 to 26).
- Pinsoro. Festivities of Saint Mateo. From September 19 to 23.
