The Jota, a traditional music and dance genre (España)
Candidatura: Lista representativa 2026
EN: Móndida and Mayor of San Pedreo Manrique (Soria, Spain) dancing the Jota during Saint John's fest day
EN: Jota is transmitted to many children through their familie and social environment, like this young 'cantador' (Jota singer)
EN: Dance performance of the Zierzo Jota group at the 2023 Virgen del Pilar Festival in Zaragoza, many Jota performances are held on stages and streets, starring the Jota groups
EN: Jota next to an asturian hórreo (granary elevated). Anonymous photograph taken around 1910 in the surroundings of Oviedo (Asturias). Postcard published in Madrid by Grafos.
EN: Jota dance at the Ball de Mantons d'adults in Ulldecona (Catalonia), within the patron saint festivities of Sant Lluc
EN: Group of boys and girls dancing the Joda during the Encuentro de Rondas de la Fiesta de la Rosa del Azafrán de Consuegra (Toledo). Example of Jota in its cultural context, during a festive popular event
EN: Ladies popular dress (19th century) in the La Mancha region displaying details and garments used and applied when performing the Jota
EN: Older women are the authentic preservers and transmitters of traditional singing and dancing in Galicia. Photography taken in the parish of Lira, Salvaterra de Miño. In the foreground, Otilia Romero playing the tambourine and singing. Behind, Palmira Garrido is dancing a Jota with a young man.
EN: Idiophone percussion instrument consisting of two pieces of wood, generally round in shape, which have a concave face and which, shaken against each other with the hands, produce a dry and loud sound that is usually used mainly to accompany dances. In Menorca the castanets are played during the Joita dance mainly to mark the rhythm.
EN: Two women are dancing the Jota at the Inocentis dance at Copa de Bullas-Murcia, Spain
