Moors and Christians defy the threats of rain to delight more than 25.000 people in the gala parade

Another year, the gala parade of Moors and Christians He filled the Calle Marques de Campo of people. Both locals and tourists did not want to miss the spectacular parade that is the strong point of the festivities dedicated to Sant Roc.

Despite the threat of rain, thousands of people were able to enjoy a parade full of color and Christian and Moorish marches. First of all the Christian Philae They opened the entrance. With impressive, colorful clothing and armor that evoke past times, the Christians paraded at the fast pace of the Christian marches.

Once the Christian and Moorish captaincies had paraded, it was the turn of the rest of the blackberry filaes. At a more leisurely pace, to the rhythm of the typical kettledrums in the Moorish marches, each of the squads of the crescent warriors have walked through the streets of Dénia showing off their precious costumes.

In the stage of authorities, accompanying the mayor of Denia, Vicent Grimalt, and the captains, as well as the president of FEMMIC, Josele Maldonado, were the Minister of Justice and the Interior, Gabriela Bravo, as well as a councilor from the Alcoi city council, a municipality that is a reference for the Moors and Christians festivities.

The gala parade of the festivities of Moors and Christians of Dénia lasted about four hours that became especially dense in the final part, with enough separation between the rows and many people leaving their chairs, starting with the guests of the stands, which they left immediately after the pass of the captaincy mora and when there were still seven filaes to parade.