The festive calendar of Xàbia begins even with the new year with the celebrations dedicated to Sant Antoni. In the town, there are two commissions that prepare different activities to honor the patron of the animals: the penya "the Burrera"and the center of equestrian activities"the Tiraset".
That is why the day of Sant Antoni animal blessings will be two, one on the seafront of La Grava and another in Constitution Square, in the village. In addition to this traditional ceremony in which the employer hundreds of pets is entrusted, they have prepared other fun activities and leisure.
It opens today Porrat i Fira de Sant AntoniA funfair for children installed in a municipal solar Avenue Palmela. It will be open until the last day of the month and will have two special days such as Friday 15 when prepared hot chocolate and 22 Friday, the only day in which all things have a special price of euros 1.5.
The fair is the main bet of the program organized by the Penya "La Burrera", which will also celebrate the day of Sant Antoni, Sunday 17, with a parade to call the party by Duanes. Afterwards, mass will be celebrated at the Loreto church This will be followed by the blessings of bread and the procession to the Paseo de La Grava where the pets will be blessed.
For its part, the Center for equestrian activities "the Tiraset"he will be in charge of the assembly and cremà on Saturday 16, at 20:00 p.m. of a monumental pine tree in Sant Antoni street. An act that will be enlivened by charanga and in which nuts and mistela will be distributed.
Sant Antoni's day, this association will star in his procession of horse and carts from the street Sant Antoni to the Constitution Square, where all the animals will be blessed and roll will be distributed.
