The Mystery of Obanos gives its name to the representation of one of the most beautiful medieval legends St. James's way in Navarra. The play preserves the popular character of its first staging in 1965, since it continues to include the 800 local inhabitants of the Village.

The General Secretary of Tourism of the Ministry of Economy granted the title of National Tourism Interest Festival in August 2001 to the "Mistero de Obanos" Foundation, responding to the request processed by the Navarran Government for initiative of the own Foundation and with the expressed support of Obanos Town Hall. Likewise, the Mystery of Obanos Foundation in 2002 was nominated for the Viana Prince award, the maximum award that the Navarran Government grants to recognize people and institutions for their contribution to culture and the arts.

The Mystery of Obanos play, takes place every two years, wich allows it to coincide with the Jacobeo's years. In fact the program takes place in the second half of July and it includes the staging of the play for eight consecutive sessions. Last edition in 2002, from the 20nd to 27th of July more than 7000 people saw this popular play whose approximate duration is of two hours.

"Of Santa Felicia's martyrdom and San Guillén's penance", or "Mistero de Obanos", was written by the priest Santos Beguiristain. The first time it was interpreted in the Obanos circus in 1965. Starting from that year the play was interpreted without interruption until 1977, being later postponed for fifteen years, until the own town of Obanos interpreted in 1993 the "Mystery" again, in Navarra Festivals, and later in 1999.

In this way they laid the foundations for the rebirth of this popular cultural character show, by the Mystery of Obanos Foundation and their institutions and members, as the Navarran Government, the Obanos Town Hall, the Arnotegui Hermits Fraternity, the Pamplona archbishopric, the Obanos St. John the Baptiste Parish, the way of St. James Friends Association and outstanding personalities of art and culture.

Nowadays, the current director of the Mystery of Obanos is Alfonso Segura. In the last perfomance, in 2000, they recovered some scenes interpreted twenty years ago, and raised notably the number of actors, with the objective of increasing the participation of the inhabitants of Obanos. They give life to, nearly 800 personages in the "Mystery" whose main actors are the Navarran actors, Javier Baigorri (San Guillén), the Obanos born Noemí Alcalá (Santa Felicia) and Manolo Monge (old man).

One of the most important treasures of the Mystery of Obanos Foundation is the rich and original reproductions of medieval costumer made up of 1056 different garments, valued at more than 1.200.000 €. They are the result of a previous work of documentation and design in which participated Francis Bartolozzi, Carmen Lozano and the Obanos born Clara Vélaz, among others. Furthermore recreating the theatre atmosphere of the "Mystery", these suits allow to relive atmosphere of the Medieval Age.

The Legend of Felicia and Guillén

"Of Santa Felicia's martyrdom and San Guillén's penance", gives name to a legend of the XIV century. It's the story of the Duke of Aquitanie's children. After going on pilgrimage on the way to St. James, the princess Felicia felt religious vocation and decided to abandon the comforts of the court hiding her range in the "Señorio de Amocain" (Egües Valley), where her brother Guillén discovered her and killed, after his sister's refusal to assume her class responsibilities. Santa Felicia's grave is in Labiano (Aranguren Valley).

Also her brother Guillén obtained sanctity after going on pilgrimage to Compostela and crying of his crime during the rest of his life in the close to Obanos Arnotegui Hermitage, consoling the pilgrims of the way of St. James and helping the poor, where his relics are still worshipped.