Moors and Christians in Benitachell

Poble Nou de Benitachell celebrates its own Moros y Cristianos —Moors and Christians— fiesta from 8^th to 10^th July 2011. This is the schedule of planned events for this festival:

Friday, 8th July:

23:30 h: The festival starts with a parade led by the standard of the Main Committee —Junta Central. The filaes (groups) will join the parade as it goes by.

00:00 h: Presentation of standards and official opening announcement of the festival.

Afterwards, the Moorish Embassy will show up on Plaza Nueva, followed by the Christian Embassy, while an impressive show of fireworks (fireworks castle) takes place.

The day will end with party at the Kabyles (tents typical of this fiesta).

Saturday, 9 July:

09:00 h: Filaes accompanied by their music bands, firing harquebusses.

12:00 h: Another parade and  visit  of the brotherhood to the Ben-Abiar and Les Pobladores Kabyles.

19:30 h: Flowers offering.

20:00 h: Novena mass to honour Saint Sebastian, patron saint of the festival. Afterwards, awarding of ties —to be placed on the standards— to the music bands at the town hall.

00:00 h: Kabyles night.

Sunday, 10th July:

09:00 h: Filaes accompanied by their music bands, firing harquebuses on a nice visual show.

12:00 h: Parade; then, a brotherhood will visit the Els Trabuquers Kabyle.

19:30 h: Marching bands parade from the town Hall.

20:00 h: Great gala parade of both sides: Moors and Christians.

Moors and Christians Denia

From the 10^th to the 16^th of August Denia will be celebrating the Moors and Christians Festival (Fiestas de Moros y Cristianos), in honour of San Roque. This year the Moors are captained by the Filá Amazigh and the Christians by the Filá Mozárabes.

Highlights of this year´s festivities:

- Wednesday  11^th of August: at 11.00 visit to the Residencia Santa Lucia.

- Thursday 12^th of August: at 21.00 the reception on the captain of the Moors at the “Cábila dela  Filá Amazigh”. At 23.00 the festive entrance of the captain of the Moors.

- Friday 13^th of August: 20.30 The captain of the Moors disembarks in the port of Denia. Followed by street parade to the Plaza de Consell where the Treaty of Truce is signed. Later the Dinner of “Acampada” in the Calle la Vía.

- Saturday 14^th of August: at 19.30 kids parade along the Avenida Marqués del Campo, followed by the street bands.

- Sunday 15 August: Gala Parade at 19:00.rmed battles from the port to the Plaza del Consell and 20:00 procession in honour of San Roque.

- Monday, August 16: Mass at 11:30  in honour of San Roque. At 18:15 a

The Moors and Christians 2010 Javea

The Moors and Christians Festival in Jávea

The festivities continue in Jávea with the “Moros y Cristianos 2010” ( the Moors and Christians ) in honor of  San Jaime  (St. James) from Saturday 10th to Sunday July the 18th  2010, in the streets of the  Duanes del Mar.

This year the captaincy is held by the Filà Baharìs, and the captains are Francisca Marta and Joaquín Garreta.

The celebration is to begin on Saturday July 10th with the inauguration of the XI Medieval Fair (from the 10th to the 14th July), with the firing of the rocket that announces the start of the holidays and the official presentation of Moors and Christians in the Avenida Jaime I in Javea.

On Thursday July the 15th you can behold the re-enactment of the  landing of Moorish troops on the beach (Playa de la Gravea) with the Moorish Ambassador who manage to conquer the Christian Castle of Jávea. On Friday July the 16th the celebration of  the Christian reconquest of the castle. Saturday the 17th at 19:00 the parade through the streets of  Duanes del Mar. The parade takes us through the streets of  Pasaje Pio X, Calle Cristo del Mar, Calle Lepanto   and ends at the Avenue Jaime I. On  Sunday the 18th at 20.00 the parade continues taking the same route as on Saturday. The Moorish Captaincy 2010 of the Filá  Baharis will close  with the magnificent  Grand Parade to be followed by a fantastic display of  fireworks (at 00:00 hours).