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“Moors and Cristians and the Region of Alicante”

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Moors and Cristians in the Region of Valencian, after I saw the festival last year, I had an idea for a hack: to add a third group, the Atheists. We could make it the festival of Moros, Cristians, literally means Moors and Christians, and is a set of festival activities which are celebrated in many towns and cities of Spain, mainly in the southern Valencian Community; according to popular tradition the festivais commemorate the battles, combats and fights between Moors (or Muslims) and Christians during the period known as Reconquista (from the 8th century through the l5th century), in this festival, many groups parade in medieval or fanciful costumes. (more…)

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