An emotional act of presentation of costumes marked the beginning of the Moors and Christians

All the Moors and Christians festivities of Xàbia started on Saturday night with an emotional act of presentation of costumes. The young people, Edu Monfort and José Albi, belonging to the Filà Ballesters Were present at this holiday season.

Members of the Filà Ballesters They took the stage to present their costumes, with them, two balloons with the names of the young people printed as an act of tribute and remembrance. A standing audience and loud applause moved all the attendees.

The first act of the parties of Moors and Christians also showed by the brightness and color of the costumes that each filà will wear on the day of the parades. With the 2016 captains, belonging to the Filà Faciners, On stage, the president of the Board of Moors and Christians of Xàbia, Fernando Piles and the councilman Festival, Tony Miragall, the event began.

The new president of the UNDEF, Josefa Prats, was in charge of giving the proclamation of the holidays, a speech in which he emphasized the personal sentiment of Xàbia and the love to these holidays. After their words, the representatives of the Moro and Christian side, the standard bearers Raquel Violero and Loreto García and the members of the 12 filaes Which form the parties dressed in their best costumes.

With the whole scenario was called to one of the main protagonists of the 2017 parties, the captain of the Filà Jalufos, Jesús de la Rocha, who took the baton from the captains last year, María José Fernández y José Manuel García Barragán.

The emotion continued marking this act with the delivery of the prizes Sant Jaume that this 2017 celebrate its fourth edition. The late Paco Parrilla of the Filà Jalufos, Encarna Carrasco (Nani) of the Filà Jalufos And Vicent Miralles of the Filà Trabuquers Were the winners for its trajectory and great contribution, from its beginnings, to these celebrations celebrating 38 years.

The act of the presentation of the costumes finished with the parliaments of the president and municipal authorities. Piles mentioned the sadness this family and Christian family live this year because of the loss of four members of the parties, "parties that are dedicated to them". The president of the Board of Moros i Cristians Of Xàbia thanked the support received by all people as well as the councilman himself for the elaboration of the new structure of the castle. Fernando highlighted the singularity of the 2017 party where "The most novel filà delivers the captaincy witness to the oldest".

For his part, the mayor of parties manifested the great level of the parties and stressed the great work done by all components of the filàs, "They have made the Moors and Christians parties booming in Xàbia since they will begin in 1978. We owe the Jalufos to be here today". Miragall also recalled those killed and noted that this 2017 "You have to make the best party as a tribute to them, to the party they wanted."

The closure to this event was put by the mayor, José Chulvi, Who also had words in memory of the deceased, "difficult year for the Ballesters family. This year we will walk under your banner". Chulvi also made mention of Paco Parrilla, Sant Jaume Prize, "He opened a path that we all want to follow as a councilor for tourism. And to the Jalufos filà, you are a filà that will surely leave everyone speechless at these parties where you hold the post of captaincy."