This afternoon, in the Town Hall assembly hall, what will be the Holiday program de Moors and Christians 2019, as well as its poster. Representatives of each filà, the captains of the Moors and Christians, Esperanza Cheli and Paloma Grua, the mayor, were present at the event Vicent Grimalt, presented by the Councilor for Fiestas, Óscar Mengual, and led by the president of the FEMMICC, Rafa Cheli.
Cheli has thanked the attendees and personalities present for all the effort they make to make the parties go ahead every year, highlighting the importance of the Moors and Christians of 2019 for being the first time in history in which the captains Mora and Christian are women. He has also been in charge of revealing the name of this year's crier, Miguel Ángel Fullana, who said he was very excited, grateful for the opportunity and excited, because, in his words, "Someone can't ask for more if they're a party-goer".
Toni Ortolà, who has been in charge of illustrating the 2019 Moors and Christians poster, has shown it to the public. It is, according to the author, the scene of a battle for the conquest of Dénia, represented in the pulse of a Moorish and Christian hand to be done by the Torre del Gerro. But, says Ortolà, he considers the battle as that of "two people who fight over a glass of beer and end up drinking together".
Program Moors and Christians
Then, Rafa Cheli proceeded to read aloud the official program of the Fiestas, which will start on Saturday, August 3, but it will not be until Tuesday the 13th that the Moorish landing, ending the week on Friday 16 with a castle of fireworks in the port.
As a novelty, after the children's parade on Wednesday 14 will be the traditional entrance of bands, but this time the groups of each side will join together to play together the same marches, whether they are blackberry or Christian.
Check out the full 2019 Moors and Christians Program here
