Urduña's Otxomaio Festivities Begin Today with Rocket Launch

The rocket to be launched from the Urduña Town Hall balcony at nine o'clock tonight will mark the start of the Otxomaio Festivities.

Generic image: festive atmosphere in a Basque town square at dusk.
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Generic image: festive atmosphere in a Basque town square at dusk.

The Otxomaio Festivities in Urduña will commence today with a rocket launch from the Town Hall balcony at nine in the evening, and a local media outlet will provide live coverage.

The Otxomaio Festivities in Urduña officially begin today, May 7. The main event will take place at nine in the evening, when the first rocket will be launched from the Town Hall balcony, signaling the start of the local celebrations.
A local media outlet, Aiaraldea Komunikabidea, will provide live coverage of this inaugural moment of the festivities, allowing citizens to follow it closely.

"We are a citizen-funded media, sustained by the economic contributions of the region's inhabitants, as the subsidies and advertising we receive are not sufficient for our projects to move forward."

The Aiaraldea Hedabidea team
This media outlet works for the normalization of the Basque language and strives to create and disseminate Basque-language media in the region. Its activity is maintained thanks to the economic contributions of citizens, with the aim of offering independent and diverse journalism.