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Corpus dances: pure tradition

26 June 2011 - 22: 48

In June a fantastic afternoon dozens of people took to the streets to delight the spectators with traditional dances of the Corpus organized every year Dianium Dansa. Recovery Corpus dances Denia has focused the work of more intensive research that have developed in Denia and other municipalities of Valencia, especially committed to the preservation and dissemination of the traditions from the early 80.

Agustí Moreno, secretary of Dianium Dansa, explained that "We made an important archive search of Dénia. Were practically destroyed all written, but got documents proving the purchase of material for making dress dance of the momos, which is the most distinguished of Corpus Christi, and from there, it begins to mount the procession of Corpus ". Transposition of the dances, Agustí Moreno clarifies that "We not dissociate tradition and reality; we have been fortunate to meet open-minded people, who are interested and respecting the traditions of the people and we have had and we have all facilities of the Catholic Church ".

After the 19: 30 the dances began, with a total of 11 groups of different ages, from the smallest to the most experienced, crossing the streets of Dénia from the Church of San Miguel to the Church of San Antonio, where the prayers

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