▁hu ert as ), ▁in ▁other ▁words , ▁it ▁is ▁consec r ated ▁to ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁in ▁fac et ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁veget able ▁patch es . ▁The ▁fest ivity ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁week end ▁that ▁includes ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁of ▁September , ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁closest ▁to ▁ 8 ▁September ▁week end . ▁On ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁process ion ▁( fest ive ▁religious ▁para de ) ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁' V ir gin ▁of ▁the ▁veget able ▁patch es ', ▁next ▁a ▁mass ▁is ▁held . ▁On ▁the ▁second ▁day ▁a ▁ver ben a ▁takes ▁place . ▁On ▁the ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁fest ive ▁days ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁mass ▁that ▁includes ▁a ▁music ▁performance ▁of ▁a ▁local ▁band ▁and ▁mass ▁pic nic ▁event . ▁ ▁La ▁Sierra ▁district ▁fest ivity : ▁The ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁fest ivity ▁is ▁the ▁t ribute ▁to ▁Le oc ad ia . ▁It ▁is ▁usually ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁week end ▁of ▁September . ▁On ▁the ▁first ▁fest ive ▁day ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁contest ▁of ▁a ▁Spanish ▁and ▁Portuguese ▁typical ▁d ish ▁named ▁mig as ▁and ▁next ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁music ▁performance . ▁On ▁the ▁second ▁day ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁process ion ▁( fest ive ▁religious ▁para de ) ▁and ▁next ▁a ▁ver ben a ▁takes ▁place . ▁On ▁the ▁last ▁day , ▁a ▁' pa ella ', ▁a ▁mass ▁pa ella ▁e ating ▁event ▁occurs . ▁In ▁some ▁years ▁special ▁activities ▁are ▁also ▁carried