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The Regueifa is a Cantiga (medieval song) improvised bet-

ween two or more regueifos. It is a verbal challange about a

certain matter. Each regueifo sings a stanza of verses of eight

syllables.

MUSIC Our ancestors used music and dance as a

way to espress their feelings and ideas and

to have fun. Life was hasrd and these

tradtional arts were used to forget their

sorrows and to celebrate life.

The muiñeira is the best known type of Galician

folk music. It has got variants all throughout

the territory. Scholars believe that its name

comes from the word “muiño” which means

mil. It was the music and the dance that pea-

sants performed while they were waiting for the

flour.

Cantos de Berce are relaxed songs with a soft

rhythm, used to help Young children to fall as-

leep. The subject matters varies: absence of

the father, fear, daily concerns, the mothers’s

chores. They transmit the values of the cultura

they belong to.

Alalás are the oldest and most characteristic form of Gali-

cian folk music. They are chants with no rhythm. They are

usually accompanied by bagpipes. Cantar de Cego and

Cantar de Arriero evolved from Alalás. They are sung a

“chapella” and they are very moving chants

It presents a great variety of styles and it

seems to have strong Celtic connections.

Among them we can highlight: Aalás, Cantar

de cego, Cantar de arriero, Regueifo, Can-

tos de berce and Muiñeiras.