El Javea Town Hall has agreed to definitively suspend the Fogueres de Sant Joan 2020. The uncertainty that continues to surround the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic forces the Consistory to act with the utmost prudence and for this reason it has been canceling all events that could involve crowds, including all the festivals celebrated in the town.
The uniqueness of the Fogueres de Sant Joan (their protagonists change every year since they are the young people who are coming of age) has made Xàbia try to save them until the last moment. In April it was agreed to postpone them to October - when it was thought that normality would have recovered - and even the holidays were changed
places so that the entire population - very involved with les penyes santjoaneres - could enjoy them.
However, to this day the epidemic is still not fully controlled in the country and the health authorities already warn of the real threat of short-term outbreaks, which is why the City Council has advocated prudence and has decided to permanently cancel them.
The Councilor for Parties, Kika Mata, He explained that the decision has been meditated a lot and has the backing of the Fogueres commission. The highest representatives of the Quintà have also been informed and, although they are very sad, they understand that it is not possible to plan with this uncertainty and that it is not fair for the families of the festivities to assume such a significant disbursement without guarantees.
Mata added that "The fifths themselves are the first who do not want parties like the ones we were forced to raise", without such emblematic acts as Nit dels Focs and with the entire program conditioned by social distance.
The 2020 Fogueres will be in 2021
"It is a year that they are looking forward to and we know it is a great disappointment, but it is an unprecedented situation, which has ended the normality of the entire planet ... and it is not anyone's fault", The councilor has pointed out, who has promised that in 2021 "They will have parties in good condition and with the leading role they deserve."
For its part, the mayor, José Chulvi, wanted to show their support for the party manager at one point "That not expected is less painful" and has trusted that the majority of the population understands that this decision, the one that puts ahead the general protection of health "It is the only way out for responsible administration."
The first mayor has communicated the decision today to the spokesmen and has wanted to have some special words of encouragement for Marta, the queen of les Fogueres 2020, the presidents of the quintà, Javier and Zara, and all the young people who make up this festive collective.
Chulvi, aware of the disappointment they are experiencing right now, has encouraged them to think positively as they have another year of quintà ahead and also their Fogueres "They will be historical" and "not because they have to live them with fear of hugging or wearing a mask but because they will have the accumulated joy of two years ”.
