San Sebastian is the patron saint of Javea, no-one really knows why but many believe is becuase he is the patron of stone masons and which is one of the traditional trades in the area. Another theory says he saved the village from the 'black death' when he answered their prayers when the illness struck during medieval times.
San Sebastian was overtaken in the mid 1800's by Jesus Nazareno who is similarly believed to have cured the town of cholera. In recent years the San Sebastian fiesta has been revived from a single parade followed by mass, to a full program of bulls in the street (Bous al Carrer). This year this runs from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th with three daily sessions at 12: 30h at 17: 30h and 22: 30h.
On Saturday night there will be an 'embolat bou' (one of the bulls will have flaming horns) and some of the performances on Saturday are sponsored by businesses in the area as are the Imperial bar and Mi Lola. Both Saturday and Sunday there will be carts (fake bulls) for children at 12pm.
You can read about Javeas San Sebastian 2014 here with some photos of the action too.
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