Las Peñas

The fact of being part of a Peña gives each member an identity and sense of partipicipation and thus "El Descenso" belongs to all of them. This feeling makes this celebration important even beyond the month of August and it is integrated into the day-to-day life of the council of Laviana.
Thanks to the Peñas, friendships are built to endure over time.
Solidarity amongst Peñas members emerges during the process of floats construction, since at some point the cooperation and help from others is needed. This sense of community is specially felt on the workshop located on the Exhibition Center of Pola de Laviana.

A helping hand is also essential in the critical moments such us the lifting of the floats or when they have to taken out of the Nalón River to reach the finish line at Prau de la Chalana.