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Although this favourable technical report is great news, Luis Benito García, director of the Cider Chair at the University of Oviedo, promoter of the candidacy presented to UNESCO, calls for caution in the face of triumphalist headlines taking for granted the declaration of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity for the
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Cider remains present at the Lorient Interceltic Festival despite 2024 restrictions.This year, the Lorient Interceltic Festival has seen a significant reduction in its duration and programming due to the limitations imposed by the organization of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This adjustment has not only impacted the musical offering, but
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Once again, the Lorient Interceltic Festival has met expectations... for almost everyone.No one can complain this year about the musical programme, the "insultingly young" emerging artists who play for free on the Quai Bretagne. The weather is not disappointing either, there was sun, there was little rain...But people notice that
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The next edition of the FIL (Interceltic Festival of Lorient/An Oriant), the 54th, will be held from August 1 to 10 next year and the protagonists will be Celts from the American diaspora: Acadia, Quebec, Louisiana and several others.This 2024 has been a difficult year due to the limitations of
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The contest, free to participate, is organized by the Asturies XXI Foundation, with the support of Sidra JR and the collaboration of the Asemeyando photography association and the magazine LA SIDRALA SIDRA.- The 2024 edition of the LA SIDRA International Photography Contest has just been announced. It should be noted
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Release corresponding to the month of April 2024 (N 240) with all the cider information of the month regarding: Asturian-style japanese cider, interview with the musician and writer Carlos Rubiera, wide covering of the XIV First Cider of the Year, Axuntábense by the Sicerators, news on UNESCO, news on Casa
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The new councilor of Xixón, Carmen Moriyón, anticipates the upcoming creation of the European Network of Cider Cities -RECS/ENCCi- with the signing of the Accession Protocol together with several municipal representatives of European countries.LA SIDRA.- In the interview published in LA SIDRA Magazine on the month of July, the mayor
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They say that a contest shows its maturity when it celebrates ten editions, and when it already celebrates fifteen it is a consolidated contest, thanks to the support of Llagar JR and the collaboration of Fundación Asturies XXI and the Asemeyando photographic associationLA SIDRA.- This is the case of the
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The City Council of Salas convenes an open meeting to discuss the next edition of its Homemade Cider Contest.THE CIDER.- Next Tuesday, November 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the Curniana Telecentre, a meeting will be held to discuss the next editions of the Salas Council Homemade Cider Contest.The meeting is
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Impressive tasting/harmonization of 15 blue cheeses with 5 ice cidersLA SIDRA.- Next Thursday, November 17, the Doña Concha Restaurant is organizing a tasting of 15 blue cheeses, selected by the master tuner Aitor Luis Vega and/with 5 ice ciders, including those from Valverán, Viuda de Angelón and Panizales recently awarded
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