Labor Day in Toledo, Spain

The Virgen del Valle pilgrimage has been celebrated since 1680 The main site of the celebration is one of the most visited places of the city, from which one can enjoy the best panoramic view, Even though the masses themselves attract a large number of people, perhaps the main attraction of the hermitage of la Virgen del Valle is the bell in its interior that many women try to get close enough to ring. The superstition surrounding such bell is that women of marrying age who ring it will find a boyfriend that same year, and those who already have a partner will be married by the year's end. The arrival of the statue to the city finalizes the celebration of la Virgen del Valle. ==Primero de Mayo in Toledo==

The history of the holiday of el Día del Trabajador starts during Francisco Franco’s dictatorship (1936-75), its return to the status of national holiday – in Toledo is similar to the rest of Spain, but part of the way in which the day is celebrated has a distinct characteristic. Since 1892, the oldest registered Primero de Mayo in Toledo, A different, but not necessarily unique, aspect of Toledo in 1956 was the support shown to workers and their rights by the church at the city's first mass to San José Artesano. On May 1, former Día del Trabajador, the Workers' Brotherhood of Catholic Action of Toledo gathered in a chapel for a mass in honor of San José Artesano, which was officiated by cardinal doctor Pla y Deniel. The festival, planned by the El Greco Foundation and the City Council of Toledo, shared the streets with the Primero de Mayo manifestations in 2014 and 2015, but could not return for a 3rd year due to lack of funds. Even though the connection between such festival and el Día del Trabajador in Toledo may not be clear, the recent presence of a theater festival which uses the streets – also the holiday's main stage – in a city in which the relationship between theater and Primero de Mayo was well established in the past seems to be something worth reflecting upon. ==References==