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Medieval Market Ibiza 2010 (7-9 May)

During the second weekend in May the old town of Ibiza, known as Dalt Vila, is transformed a medieval market in which there is room for street vendors, nobles, fakirs, snake charmers and jugglers. It is the staging of a big party with which the City of Ibiza welcomes the declaration by the Unesco, four natural and cultural elements of the island as a World Heritage Site. This statement was made in December 1999.

The celebrations are mainly focused on aspects related to the cultures that have shaped the essence of Ibiza, a city which have been the Phoenicians, Romans and Arabs, and today is still very much subject to the influence of foreign cultures.

Dalt Vila streets are decorated with fabrics and flags and remember to the Ibiza Medieval centuries. Right there are enabled sites selling all kinds of craft products belonging to the above cultures, including traditional Ibizan. The application period stops sale opens each year and published on the website of the City Council and in local newspapers.
Throughout the weekend, more than 150,000 people visit the markets and participate in various entertainment shows and activities. The most prominent are the medieval drama, falconry, archery and belly dance.

also organized concerts of choral music in the churches of Dalt Vila, displays of folklore in the sixteenth century cloister of the City Council and other cultural performances.

worth noting that this event involved about 200 stalls selling a hundred craftsmen and artists and, increasingly, are being introduced in the program a more cultural events which, together with the purely playful, trying to dig a little more the history of our city.

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MOORS AND CHRISTIANS FIESTA DE ALMANSA (1-6 May) 2010

"La fiesta de Moros y Cristianos commemorates the reconquest of the lands of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors after 800 years of occupation. This means that these parties respond to some common patterns in many cities are celebrated, tightening these to representations of the wars of conquest by the Arabs and later reconquest by the Christians, called in this case Christian Embassy and Embassy Mora respectively, also held Entry and Entry Christian Mora posed triumphal respective to each of the battles or in this case embassies.
Regardless of these schemes or common basic structures, each city will print nuances inherent in its own history and identity, which gives them a different appeal each, and gives them a variety of customs and rituals worthy of witnessing in all and every one of them.

in Almansa, the Moors and Christians, it acquires a peculiar attraction to take place around its wonderful castle, exceptional natural setting for battles and other events to be held, providing the most suitable frame or scene, together with the firing of musketry, music, dialogue before the fight between the ambassadors of both sides, the beautiful colors of the costumes of those many other ingredients involved and care to detail transporting the viewer back centuries, wrapping him in a historic moment perfectly recreated.

Almanseñas Festivals are held from 1 to 6 May of each year, and most significant acts in the face of the visitors are:

Entry Mora: is celebrated on May 1 at 17:45 :

involves the triumphal entry of the host of Moors, with a parade of suits in which participants wear their best clothes , involving a variety of teams walking horse characters, weapons and instruments of war, pageantry, marching bands, floats. etc. Embassy

Mora : is celebrated on May 2 at 23:45 hours:
Embassy
The night is also called the representation of the conquest of the fortress by the Moors, in Moor her ambassador and his escort amounts to the gates of a beautiful castle and engaged in dialogue with the leader of it, providing the conditions for a surrender that is refused, settling and the battle that gives victory to the side Moor.
In celebrating this event at 12 pm, the staging has the lighting of the castle, along with special effects prepared for this purpose, the explosions of fireworks, music and more. make this a wonderful show of light and sound, which cause the admiration of all who contemplate .

Christian Entry: is celebrated on May 3 at 18 hours .

This procession recalls the triumphal entry of the host side of Christians after the reconquest of the fortress, and has the same characteristics previously defined for the entry delay.

Christian Embassy: is celebrated on May 4 at 12:30.

This act at the gates of the castle, is the staging of parliament among the leaders of both sides, in which the Christian proposed surrender of the Moorish fortress and the subsequent battle that gives victory to the Christians .



The "Moors and Christians" is entirely planned and carried out by the "Comparsa GROUP OF MOORS AND CHRISTIAN ALMANSA " entity in turn integrated into the UNDEF (National Union of Organizations festive brings together all the cities that celebrate this holiday) formed in turn by nine troupes four belonging to the Moors and five belong to the Christian side

I leave a list of websites where you can find more information, photos and how to get in touch with one of the groups and bands if necessary.

http://www.agrupaciondecomparsas.com /
http://www.juntafesteradecalles.com/

http://www.rogerdeflor.tk/

http://www.almansa.com/

Thanks Michael, for the information.

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