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Friday will involve intimate family gatherings and the serving of typical Andoran peasant food such as ''pirta'' (lemon rice,) either ''guinzio'' (tomato and bacon soup with bread and olive oil) or ''pecuedé'' (salted fish with spinach, tomato, and blue cheese on sour bread) depending on the region, and ''paprer y yogur'' (a fruit pastry served with sweet dipping yogurt.) Older members of families will encourage children to share interesting experiences they have had the past year and will in turn share life wisdom. This part of the festival, known as ''humilidad'', evokes the simple upbringing of the Saint.
The Saturday events are much more communal, involving families traveling around and exchanging gifts and stories with each other. These gifts usually take the form of whatever the family can produce on its own, such as blankets or cheese or woodcarvings. While traditional for travel to take place within a single neighborhood or town, some choose to make day-long journeys to other municipalities and provinces in the spirit of the day. Saturday is a reflection of Saint Abrosius' travels as a young man spreading wisdom and facilitating exchanges of good will and necessities between the people of Andora. It is
Sunday is the most lively of the festival days, known as the ''
Monday, in contrast, is known as the ''exilio'', and is the most somber part of the festival. It is themed after death and loss, for the exile of Saint Abrosius by an irreligious lord and his death on the road trying to protect a woman from highwaymen. People will hold private family gatherings to rest and recuperate from the previous day, which are contemplative and usually without much celebratory energy. Some customs include the lighting of candles at a shrine for missing, dead, or absent family members. ''Exilio'' decorations tend towards minimal black textiles and clothing, though white headbands are included as a reminder that the Saint is still present spiritually. The traditional dinner for this day includes the same dishes as the ''humilidad'' with the addition of spiced orange rum and smoked ham, items with which the Saint offered to share with his killers in the spirit of brotherhood.
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Some families and communities continue the festival into Tuesday and Wednesday, although this falls outside of Church traition. These two days will involve ''la siesta'', the rest period of the Saint in Heaven, and the ''continuación'', which is a microcosm of the entire festival as a reflection of Saint Abrosius' influence on the living.
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