Botellón is a custom that takes place in Europe (mainly spain) which involves the gathering of a large number of young people mostly between the ages of 16 and 24. They gather outdoors to drink beverages previously acquired in shops (usually supermarkets), to listen to music and talk. This is often done because of the high prices in bars and being underage for bars and clubs.
by The_OC March 04, 2009
In Spain, when a group or various groups of teens meet at a park or a certain street to drink lots of alcohol (at night, obviously). A group of friends meet in front of a store to buy alcohol, minors stay outside the store while friends who are 18+ buy the drinks, everyone pays their part, but in some cases some people are invited, because she/he is not from the group but a friend of a friend.
Normally everyone brings their own alcohol, some people take sips from other people's glasses/bottles (those are called "gorrones" or "jetas") and some of them don't even drink (they only come to socialize) though it's rare to see.
You can see groups that are separated but some of them go there to meet other groups or to meet new people. If you come to a "botellón" in Spain, don't go by yourself unless you're really good at making friends, because it will be difficult for you to socialize. It will be easier to come with at least one or two friends.
When there's a big festivity in a city like "Halloween", "Carnival", "New Year's Eve", "Pilares" (Zaragoza), "Las Fallas" (Valencia)... parks will be full of people doing "botellón". A group of "botellones" are called a "Macro Botellon".
This concept originated when minors wanted to party and get fucked up but weren't allowed at night clubs. This, of course, is illegal because of the noise, but there are so many people doing this that the police can't control all of them, also when you're caught doing it, you just go somewhere else.
Normally everyone brings their own alcohol, some people take sips from other people's glasses/bottles (those are called "gorrones" or "jetas") and some of them don't even drink (they only come to socialize) though it's rare to see.
You can see groups that are separated but some of them go there to meet other groups or to meet new people. If you come to a "botellón" in Spain, don't go by yourself unless you're really good at making friends, because it will be difficult for you to socialize. It will be easier to come with at least one or two friends.
When there's a big festivity in a city like "Halloween", "Carnival", "New Year's Eve", "Pilares" (Zaragoza), "Las Fallas" (Valencia)... parks will be full of people doing "botellón". A group of "botellones" are called a "Macro Botellon".
This concept originated when minors wanted to party and get fucked up but weren't allowed at night clubs. This, of course, is illegal because of the noise, but there are so many people doing this that the police can't control all of them, also when you're caught doing it, you just go somewhere else.
+Vamos a celebrar el fin de curso este Viernes, ¿te vienes de botellón?
-Vale, me apunto ¿a qué hora?
+Ayer no te vi por la Ribera, ¿no te dijeron que había botellon?
-Si que fui, pero me perdí con tanta gente, eso más bien era un Macro Botellón.
-Vale, me apunto ¿a qué hora?
+Ayer no te vi por la Ribera, ¿no te dijeron que había botellon?
-Si que fui, pero me perdí con tanta gente, eso más bien era un Macro Botellón.
by Nakal420 April 26, 2017