FESTIVITY OF MOORS AND CHRISTIANS
Coinciding with the first weekend after Easter, and also with the commemoration of the feast of Sant Vicent Ferrer, Agullent celebrates the Moors and Christians. A celebration that reminds the struggles and wars between the kingdoms of Christians and Muslims. A symbolism that we can see throughout the celebration and the representation of the verbal fight for the castle that closes the feast.
The celebration of Moors and Christians of Agullent take us every year back to the history, remembering us the origins and identities of the town with its unique folklore. Agullent has an ancient, deep-rooted and singular celebration, which is obviously open to new contributions at both the festive and the musical level but remains constant in its character making it original. In fact “la Entrada de Agullent” is a must for the whole region.
Although the festive program of Agullent includes joint events of the celebration of Moors and christians in the territories, it denotes some peculiarities. For example, the day of “ la Entrada”, at night, takes place “la Retreta”, a night parade with paper lanterns. A parade that is similar to those occuring in the feasts of September dedicated to our patron Saint Vincent Ferrer. The act of “Combregar dels Impedits” is also a religious feast of importance. All the public walk in silence with flowers in their hands. All united in a strong collective identity, which is another significant feature of our party.
The Festivals Board is responsible for organizing the program of events, which includes a total of 9 feasts. Those celebrations were recently declared as Celebrations of Tourist Interest in Valencia.
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THE FESTIVE PROGRAM OF MOORS AND CHRISTIANS AGULLENT 2019
APRIL 26th to 30th
FRIDAY, APRIL 26th
– 20:00pm. Entry of the Music Band, through the Main street till the Plaza Mayor. At the end, all the bands perform together the “l’Himne al Fester”
– Midnight: Humorous parade
Next to the Font Jordana plays the Orchestra Límite.
SATURDAY, APRIL 27th
– 7:30am: Diana de Gala (parade), then will enter the differents flag’s bands at Plaza Major.
– 9:45am: Holy Mass at the church
– 1pm: Parade of the Bands participating in the festivities
– 18pm: ENTRY of the Christian and Moorish armies (With the possibility of renting chairs on the route)
– Midnight: Retreat with lanterns then will perform at the Font Jordana the Orchestra La Tribu.
SUNDAY, APRIL 28th
– 11 to 2pm and 4 to 7:30pm: Bounce castles in the park of the Font Jordana
– 6 to 8pm: Concert of Eñe’s Band
– Around midnight, the Trees of the Festivals of San Vicente and afterwards the performance of the Orchestra Wonder at the Font Jordana.
MONDAY, APRIL 29th
– 8am. Combate of impedits
– 11 to 2am. Bounce castles in the park of the Font Jordana
– 11am. Climb to the hermitage of San Vicente with an arquebus shot
– Noon. Singing Mass
– 2pm. Parade and then firecrackers of a great sound power at the Plaza Mayor
– 4 to 7pm. Bounce castle at the park of Font Jordana
– 8pm. Procession in honor of Sant Vicent Ferrer
– To conclude, castle of fireworks at la plaça Espanya
TUESDAY, APRIL 30th
– 8am. Diana
– Noon. Shot from arquebus for the Moor and Christian armies
– 12:30pm. Mora Embassy and the surrender of the castle
– 4:30pm. Familiar performing of “El dia de Ramiro” with Ameba Teatre at la Font Jordana
– 6:30pm. Shot from arquebus for the Moor and Christian armies
– 7:00pm. Cristiana Embassy, the surrender of the castle and end of the party
