▁July . ▁ ▁Saint ▁E ul alia ▁of ▁M ér ida ▁Fest ivity : ▁This ▁fest ivity ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Saint ▁E ul alia ▁of ▁M ér ida , ▁who ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁com arca ▁( Region ) ▁B ajo ▁Gu adal ent ín . ▁This ▁fest ive ▁event ▁starts ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁Friday ▁of ▁November ▁and ▁its ▁ending ▁day ▁is ▁different ▁and ▁dependent ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁- ▁sometimes ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁Sunday ▁of ▁December ▁or ▁the ▁third ▁. ▁Activ ities ▁and ▁events ▁that ▁are ▁currently ▁taken ▁out ▁during ▁these ▁days ▁are ▁a ▁race ▁on ▁ 6 ▁D eme ber ▁( when ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Spain ▁is ▁comm emor ated ); ▁cont ests , ▁spe cially ▁about ▁p ét an que , ▁art istic ▁roll er ▁sk ating ; ▁music ▁performances , ▁t ours ▁to ▁the ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁La ▁Bast ida ▁and ▁ch oc olate ▁t ast ing ▁events . ▁ ▁Holy ▁Week : ▁The ▁Holy ▁Week ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁way ▁to ▁other ▁places ▁in ▁Spain , ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁some ▁special ▁features . ▁One ▁of ▁them ▁is ▁that ▁people ▁wear ▁a ▁black ▁t unic ▁when ▁they ▁appear ▁in ▁process ions . ▁ ▁Fest ive ▁relig iu os ▁pil gr im ▁( on ▁ 7 ▁January ): On ▁ 7 ▁January , ▁the ▁statue ▁that ▁represents ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁is ▁carried ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁san ctu ary ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁taken ▁out ▁on ▁ 8 ▁December . ▁The ▁statue ▁is