In twelve days Xàbia becomes dressed up as a party, Moors and Christians They will take the streets of the port between the 12 and the 20 of July.
This past weekend, the Board of Festes de Moros y Cristianos Xàbia presented the official book of the festivities in honor of Sant Jaume and the full program of events, which follow the traditional pattern.
Also this year the book you can consult in digital format, where you can see the photos of previous years and the numerous literary collaborations and articles in memory of festeros who have recently passed away.
The official presentation of the filaes will be on Saturday July 12 from 22 hours of the Jaume I promenade and Fernando will Piles as a preacher.
Monday, July 14, festive music concert will be held by the band of the Musical Arts Center, which will bring together several guest conductors who will be the baton of his own compositions.
Tuesday 15 the party will move to the village where the filaes held a wreath at San Jaume, and Wednesday gunpowder takes center stage with alardo and firing musketry, which will follow the floral offering to San Jaume and fellowship dinner .
Thursday 17 July will open the medieval fair, in the streets Sertorio and Andrés Lambert, and then live one of the most anticipated events by the public: the landing of the Moor in the Grava beachWith the embassy and surrender of the castle.
Friday, July 18, there will be activities from morning with a sardinada offered by Captain filà and child entraeta. In the afternoon there will be a show of the standard bearers Moors in the Jaume I promenade, in the battle of musketry Grava beach for subsequent embassy and recapture the castle.
Saturday morning will be dedicated to children with chocolate, aquajocs and parades, and in the afternoon there will be the entrance of the first bands to acclimate gala parade of filaes. Night will come correfocs and charangas night.
The festivities will end on Sunday 20 July with la despertà, chocolatà, a solemn mass, medieval fair, band entrance and the second parade of bands, in which the filà capitana will display all its pageantry, and which will put the finishing touch on fireworks castle.
The presentation of acts of Moors and Christians this year took place at the Casa del Pescador and the president of the local board, Juan Vicente Álvarez, He was wrapped by the mayor, José Chulvi, and the councilman of Celebrations, Juan Ortolá. Also by the main protagonists of this edition of the festival, the captain of the filà Contrabandistes, César Rodríguez Macho, and the flag bearers Pilar Sig Raya (from the Al Tariks line) and Ana Segarra Sapena (from Ballesters).
