En la Feria de Abril de Sevilla, mientras el mantón se llevaba hacia delante como nueva tendencia, los sevillanos recordaban el refrán: 'quien fue a Sevilla, perdió su silla'.
At the April Fair of Seville, while the mantón was worn forward as a new trend, the Sevillians remembered the proverb: 'whoever went to Seville, lost their chair'.
Cultural Context
La Feria de Abril is Seville's iconic spring fair, celebrated every April with flamenco, mantones (silk shawls), and horse parades. The Spanish proverb 'quien fue a Sevilla, perdió su silla' warns that if you leave your place, someone else will take it — wisdom that feels especially alive at this crowded, festive event.
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