The Jewish Festival Commission started a few months ago the usual preparation of the festivities and the celebrations were held in Vitoria-Gasteiz. In response to the health crisis, the committee explained that recent weeks have been devoted to adapting the programme and defining the safety measures for each activity with a supply "not focused on consumption and alcohol".

Public space for economic promotion

However, the party commission has denounced that it has received a “total ban” from the City Hall, which prohibits all actions “without analyzing the options or the protocols”. It ensures that the measures specified for each initiative complied with all safety standards. “They say in the document that the priority is to use this public space for the reactivation of the city’s economy,” he explained, stressing that the commission is not against the economic revival of “bars and shops”, but that this cannot be used as an “excuse” to “prohibit the self-managed activities of the neighborhood for the neighborhood”. After the confinement, they emphasized that the parties of the neighborhood, far from being dangerous to health, favor the neighbors.

Vindictive parties over prohibitions

The party commission has decided to postpone for a year many of the scheduled activities, although many others will be maintained and there will be two demonstrations. The beginning of the festivities will take place on Friday afternoon with a great sound. In the streets you can see photos of the neighborhood, and in some bars videos will be shown in order to work the memory of the neighborhood, among others. They have also prepared games and workshops for children and young people. On Saturday night there will be a demonstration in favor of culture under the motto “Sutan kultura, zugan kultura”. The night of 24 June, as every year, will welcome the summer solstice in Judimendi, this year with a popular demonstration. There will be the momotxorros, zanpantzarrak, dantzaris and musicians.