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THE
FIESTAS |
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There are Fiestas
of national tourist
interest, known in
the whole country
for it´s showiness
and singularity, which
make them more attractive
and different than
other by reflecting
an effort of representing
historical facts of
popular character.
Other spectacles of
the culture: the music,
the cinema, the theatre,
the dance, have there
reflects in events
consolidated to national
levels.
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THE
HOGUERAS OF SAN JUAN |
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This is a festivity
in honor to San Juan
and it takes place
at the end of June
in many cities of
the Costa Blanca.
It consists of the
construction of artistic
monuments of wood
and carton, which
represent figures
(as sculptures) and
critiques whith prominent
figures of social,
political, economic,
or cultural facts
of the local zone
and of the current
actuality. These figures
are created manually
by the artists, the
"foguerers".
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The Hogueras de San
Juan begin a few days
before the day of
the saint, and start
with " The Plantà
", placing them
on the streets of
the cities. A juror
values the quality
of every hoguera and
grants the prizes.
Finally the day of
" The Cremà
" (July 24, day
of San Juan) at twelve
o'clock in the night
they are burn´t
one by one, beginning
with the one that
has obtained the last
prize and finishing
the hogueras with
the heat of the fire
that burns in the
winning hoguera.
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THE
MOROS Y CRISTIANOS |
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It is a typical fiesta
that is celebrated
in many cities of
the Costa Blanca.
It does not have exact
date, so in every
city it is given at
a different time.
It consists of representing
the long war between
Mussulmans and Christians
(the Reconquest) that
lasted so many years.
The neighbors of the
cities gather in crowds
for "filades",
which dress of the
epoch of the reconquest
and realize parades.
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THE
SEMANA SANTA (EASTER) |
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This celebration,
deeply religious is
a tradition in whole
Spain, and therefore
also in the Costa
Blanca. Really it
is a celebration of
all the Catholics,
but in Spain it has
a special character.
It is the Holy Week
of the Catholic religion,
the week previous
to Sunday of Resurrection.
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The
days of major relevancy
are Thursday and Friday
saints. There are
sad feeling days,
because they remember
the death of Jesus
Christ, but to the
contiguous Sunday
the sorrow is ended
and the Easter of
Resurrection comes
with the fiesta and
the gunpowder of the
Valencian petards.
Throughout this week
processions take through
the streets of the
cities, in which the
Capuchins take part
with there vestiment,
music and corresponding
steps.
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THE
TOROS |
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This
festivity consists
of releasing brave
bulls along a few
streets that are closed
laterally untll the
plaza of the village.
This is the "
encierro de toros
", in which the
people run in front
of the bulls until
reaching the plaza
or to a secure place
where to see the bulls
go by. When having
reached the plaza
the bulls will remain
a while and the public,
and especially the
young men are used
to friendly bullfight
or make them just
run.
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This
festivity is celebrated
in every village in
different dates, but
normally in summer
time. They realize
a few festive activities
in parallel (popular
dances, concerts,
exhibitions, popular
meals...).
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MISTERIO
DE ELCHE |
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This
festivity only takes
place in the city
of Elche and is the
most cultural of all.
The "Mystery"
or " Fiesta de
Elche " is a
work of liturgical
medieval theatre,
which is represented,
it´s vivacious
and is celebrated
every year, the 14th
(the Vespra) and 15
(the festivity) of
August inside the
Basilica of Holy Maria
of Elche. The "Mystery"
or " fiesta of
Elche " is composed
by two acts (the vespra
and the festa, the
first and the second
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