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Algemesí, whose feast of Our Lady of Health are declared World Heritage collaborates with Caravaca de la Cruz in promoting the candidacy of the Horses of Wine.
The mayor, Jose Moreno, accompanied by Councilman Celebration, Oscar Martinez, and the president of Bando of the Wine Horses, Juan Damián Martínez, met with the mayor of the Valencian town, Marta Trenzano, and with the director of 'Museum Festa ', Julio Blasco, for advice on the promotional work carried out in the pre inscription on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011.
Jose Moreno invited representatives of the feast of Our Lady of Health to visit Caravaca de la Cruz, coinciding with the Jubilee Year 2017, invitation accepted, adding the commitment that a delegation to travel to the town to show the characteristic towers human, accompanied by traditional music and dance performance, which dates back to the thirteenth century.
"The Horses of Wine and parties Algemesí have common elements related, festive and popular ritual dimension of both events. They are very lively parties, with an incalculable cultural and anthropological value, which also reflect the identity of an entire people" , as declared caravaqueño alderman.
Last August, the mayor attended the Misteri of Elche and both the board of trustees as the Elche City Council made available to Caravaca contacts and personnel involved in achieving the declaration of Intangible Heritage of Humanity to this ancient manifestation, considered another of the jewels of Valencian heritage.
Algemesí parties
Each 7 and 8 September processions Mare de Deu fill the streets of contrails colors are recreated in the capricious movements Muixeranga, els Bastonets, the Carxofa, els Arquets, Pastoretes them, Bolero and tornejants els.
Sound, they echo the melodies of dolçaina and tabalet.
Building human towers is one of the Mediterranean traditions that have kept alive Algemesí.
The first documentary findings place this cultural event in early 1723 in our city.
In addition to a preliminary dance four times in which the components are placed in two rows, the Muixeranga is to raise human towers which include the renowned Alta, the Pinet and other more unusual forms.
Muixeranguers also make plastic figures such as Mary, the script, the Altar, the Spider or burial among others.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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