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Two students from the IES San Bartolomé create 'Entre velas y castañas', three radio programs about the Finaos

Alba Corujo and Darío Pérez have created this project in which they combine tradition, history, and emotion

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Alba Corujo, a 2nd year Baccalaureate student, and Darío Pérez, from 3rd year of ESO [Compulsory Secondary Education], from the IES [Secondary School] San Bartolomé, have created a radio project on the occasion of the Finaos celebration.

Titled Entre velas y castañas (Among Candles and Chestnuts), the project consists of three programs or sections in which the protagonists combine tradition, history, and emotion.

Both students have been part of the school radio team since its beginning, and the school "invites the entire educational community to listen to and share this magnificent work with their students and families," where the students' creativity, sensitivity, and commitment are the main protagonists.

Specifically, one of the podcasts is Finaos Around the World, which takes a tour of the different cultural traditions that are celebrated in other parts of the world, such as Brazil or Romania.

Also Scarily Traditional, recorded on the same day that the educational community stopped to remember Sandra Peña, which is why this program also pays heartfelt tribute to her.

Lastly, The Journey is a trip to the past to relive the Night of the Deceased and the customs that surround it.