Editing Aragon (section)

==Culture==
{{See also|Music of Aragon}}
[[File:Indumentaria tradicional fragatina.jpg|thumb|right|125px|The ''Fragatina'' costume historical of [[Fraga]]]]

Some medieval monuments of Teruel and Zaragoza are protected by [[UNESCO]] as part of the [[World Heritage Site]]s ''[[Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon]]''.

The traditional dance of Aragon is known as [[Jota (music)|jota]] and is one of the faster Spanish dances. It is also the most widespread in Aragon and the exact style and music depend on the area.

There are other less popular dances named "paloteaos" similar to the sword/stick dances of other regions.

The music to one local dance, "The Dance of Majordomos" of [[Benasque]], was so enjoyed by [[Rafael del Riego]] on a visit to the town that he ordered it to be copied resulting in the "Hymn of Riego".

Typical Aragonese instruments include the stringed drum or "Chicotén", bagpipes such as the "gaita de boto", oboes such as the "Dulzaina", and small flutes like the "Chiflo". Some instruments have been lost, such as the "trompa de Ribagorza", although there have been efforts to reconstruct them. In contrast to other Pyrenean regions, the "Chicotén" and "Chiflo" never have stopped being played.<ref>{{cite web |author=Alberto Turón Lanuza |url=http://www.arafolk.net/instrumentos.php |title=El Web de la Música Tradicional Aragonesa |publisher=Arafolk |access-date=2012-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621063216/http://www.arafolk.net/instrumentos.php |archive-date=2012-06-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Carnival of Bielsa<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carnavaldebielsa.com/ |title=Carnabal de la Balle de Bielsa |publisher=Carnaval de Bielsa |access-date=2012-06-04}}</ref> ([[Huesca]]) has ancient origins and includes a group of men carrying long sticks, wearing skirts, cowbells and boucard/goat-like horns and skins with black-painted faces called "Trangas" symbolising "virility" who surround another man wearing skins playing the part of a bear called "l'onso". In Aragonese mythology the bear carried souls between the world of the living and the world of the dead. Trangas dance with young females named "madamas" symbolising "purity" and wearing colourful dresses. Other traditional figures include a horse rider named "Caballé".

=== Cuisine ===
{{main|Aragonese cuisine}}
[[File:Trenza (La Rosita).jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Trenza de Almudevar]]]]

With its lush Pyrenean pastures, lamb, beef, and dairy products are, not surprisingly, predominant in [[Aragonese cuisine]]. Also of note is its ham from [[Teruel]]; olive oil from [[Empeltre]] and [[Arbequina]]; [[longaniza]] from [[Graus]]; rainbow trout and salmon, boar, [[truffle]]s and wild mushrooms from the upper river valleys of the [[Jacetania]], [[Gállego (river)|Gallego]], [[Sobrarbe]], and [[Ribagorza (comarca)|Ribagorza]] regions; and wines from [[Cariñena (DO)|Cariñena]], [[Somontano]], [[Calatayud (DO)|Calatayud]], and [[Campo de Borja (DO)|Campo de Borja]]; and fruit, especially peaches, from its fertile lower valleys. The region also features a unique local [[haggis]], known as [[chireta]], several interesting seafood dishes, including various crab pastes, which developed from an old superstition that crabs help prevent illness, and sweets such as "Adoquines del Pilar" and "Frutas de Aragón". There are also other sweets like "Tortas de alma" from [[Teruel]] and "[[Trenza de Almudevar]]" or "Castañas de Huesca" from [[Huesca]].

=== Research ===
[[File:Astrophysical Observatory of Javalambre.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Astrophysical Observatory of Javalambre]] located in the Teruel province of Aragon, and operated by [[Centro de Estudios de Fisica del Cosmos de Aragon|CEFCA.]]]]

The [[University of Zaragoza]] is the largest university in Aragon, which conduct research in various disciplines. Of the Nationally recognized {{ill|Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructure|es|Infraestructuras Científicas y Técnicas Singulares}} research institutes, Aragon hosts the following:
* [[Astrophysical Observatory of Javalambre]] (OAJ), which is located in the [[Sierra de Javalambre|Javalambre mountain range]], south of the Teruel province. OAJ is managed by the [[Centro de Estudios de Fisica del Cosmos de Aragon|Center for Physics Studies of the Cosmos of Aragon]] (CEFCA), which is located in the [[Teruel]] city.
* [[Canfranc Underground Laboratory]], located in the north of the Huesca province and is managed by a consortium of the Aragon and national governments and the University of Zaragoza.