the swallows go back to capistrano in late april or early may.
the swallows go back to capistrano in late april or early may.
when do the swallows go back to capistrano?
late april or early may
born in covington, louisiana, he is best known for his hit song "when the swallows come back to capistrano". the song, written as a tribute to the annual springtime return of the cliff swallows to mission san juan capistrano in southern california, spent several weeks at the top of "your hit parade" charts during its initial release in 1940. the lyrics say:
leon rené
in november migratory swallows arrive in argentina from north america. according to local custom the swallows that come to goya are from san juan capistrano, california. local custom says the swallows arrive in goya on november 24, having left san juan capistrano on october 23, following the pacific coast on an 11,000 kilometer journey. when arriving in goya, the swallows ("golondrinas") are received with a series of festivals at the "monument to the swallows" located in san martín square, one of the birds' preferred nesting places. the return to capistrano of the first swallows begins around february 18, to arrive in california around the traditional date of march 19 every year. this particular event encouraged the mayors of goya and san juan capistrano to sign a declaration of brotherhood between the two cities in 1985; president raúl alfonsín contributed a framed argentine flag in commemoration of the event to san juan capistrano.
goya, argentina