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Moors & Christians in Mutxamel

The streets of Mutxamel, Alicante are transformed thanks to the spectacular parades and the re-enactments of combats and embassies. The fiesta goers pay homage to their patron saint, the Virgen del Loreto, for the Miracle that she effected in the year 1597 which saved the population from a serious flood.

On 10th September the parades begin with La Gran Entrada de Moros y Cristianos (The Great Entrance of the Moors and the Christians), led by their 2008 captaincies, the Abencerrajes on the side of the Moors and the Smugglers on the Christian side. The best shows and the most spectacular music groups will participate in this splendid event.

But the Moros y Cristianos fiestas reach their peak with the guerrillas, when one hears the sound of gunshot from the harquebuses and one can perceive the smell of gunpowder. Not to be missed: the smugglers’, Moor and Christian embassies and the magnificent parade.

 For more information go to:-  http://www.mutxamel.org/ 

 

Created: 2006-09-08 11:37:02 | Updated: 2008-09-02 12:11:06

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