The Moors and Christians festivities of Xàbia have kicked off the 2024 festivities this weekend. The celebration of Mig Any has once again been an important event that has served to proclaim this year's Mora and Cristiana Standard Bearers, Lucía Serrano Osca and Vanessa Garrido Astorgano, and to officially present the Captaincy of this year that continues this year. staying on the Moorish side and falls to the Filà Baharis. Txema Bengoa Fernández and Amaia Arrausi Pinedo will be the ones who will embody the figure of Captains 2024.
The Mig Any has also served to pay tribute to all those people who, throughout 2023, were an indispensable part of the development and representation of the festival, the captains of the Filà Almoriscos who held the Captaincy, Vicente Montaner Mata and Merche Llidó Cholbi; as well as his standard bearers.
On Friday night, the large festive family marked their passage through the seaside center with the nighttime entrance, recovered in 2023. Numerous revelers and revelers gathered for this simple event that filled the streets with color and a good atmosphere. Saturday morning began early with a great lunch that brought together a large audience.
At noon, the traditional daytime entree with which the Moorish and Christian sides emulate the majesty of the Gala Parades that bring together thousands of spectators every July. From the Pius
The central act of Mig Any took place at noon in the Carrasco salons where, on this occasion, 230
Festival men and women came to enjoy a gala meal, proclaim those who will be the greatest
representatives of the party during the current festive year and formally present this year's Captaincy.
The meeting was attended by the mayor of Xàbia, Rosa Cardona and the Councilor for Fiestas, Mavi Pérez (who were making their debut here and were grateful for the great reception they received), representatives of the municipality's festive commissions and the area delegate of the National Union of Festive Entities, Vicente Ivars Llorca.
Lorena Ros and Laura Calavia led the event giving way to the 2023 representatives. With great emotion the Standard Bearers said goodbye Indira Rosa Cardona and Natalia Moya and the Almoriscos Captains, Vicente Montaner, Merche Llidó and Santi and Moisés Montaner. Both Standard Bearers and Captain recognized that it has been “a spectacular year” and thanked the gratitude of all those people from the party who have helped them carry out their duties, especially their respective ranks. All of them were given a commemorative painting as a souvenir of their representation.
Next, the Standard Bearers of 2024 were proclaimed who, from this moment on, became
on the visible face of the party wherever it is present. Lucía Serrano and Vanessa Garrido were received
between applause and cheers. The mayor of Xàbia and the Festival councilor imposed the symbols that the
accredited in office as commanders of their respective sides. The two young women become the maximum
festive and representative authority of the Moors and Christians of Xàbia.
Finally, he entered this year's Filà Capitana. The Filà baharis will be in charge of holding the title and its Captains, Txema Bengoa and Amaia Arrausi, will be in charge of leading it. Bengoa is a historic party and
alma mater for his teammates. He is one of the sailors' representatives on the Festes Board and squad leader of his Filà for decades. His wife, Amaia, has been linked to the party and the Baharis for years.
To conclude the event, the president of the Festes Board, Abel Moll, addressed everyone present, emphasizing the strength of the Festes Board and its unity when facing the most complex situations. The event was closed by the Festival Councilor and the Mayor of Xàbia.
