May Crosses (Cruces de Mayo)
3 May 2026 — Courtyards bloom with carnations, music and warm cheer!
The May Crosses (Cruces de Mayo) are celebrated on 3 May in many parts of Spain, especially Andalusia, for example in Granada and Córdoba, and in Murcia. The date is linked to the traditional Catholic feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross, observed on 3 May in the Western tradition. In many towns, neighbourhoods, associations and families build a cross and cover it with fresh flowers, most often red carnations, often with greenery around it. The crosses are set up in squares and inner courtyards, and competitions are held for the most beautiful decoration. People gather around them, music plays and folk dances are performed, with sevillanas and flamenco often heard in Andalusia. The festival is linked to the spring season, when nature is in bloom, so flowers take centre stage. The festival centres on 3 May, but in many towns the celebrations last several days in early May and are sometimes adjusted to the weekend.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver figure made of luminous dots and fine lines, like a constellation: a cross shaped from clustered star-points like carnations, wrapped in a flowing garland of glittering leaf-like lines, drifting gently across the night sky
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