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Moors and Christians Fiesta in Elda - June 2016
The spectacular Moors and Christians Fiesta in Elda is taking place on the 2nd June until the 6th June 2016.
See this website for further details:
http://www.morosycristianoselda.es/index.php/ingles
(Dates and times may be subject to change)
Here's the details for each day (Roughly translated from Spanish):
Day 2 June 2016, Thursday:
At 20: 00h: Entrance of Bands
At 00: 00h: The bands retreat.
Day 3 June 2016 Friday:
At 10: 30h: Call to start collecting Santo, from the headquarters of the Central Board to the hermitage of San Antón.
At 11: 30h: Transfer from San Anton to the Archpriest Church of Santa Ana
At 19: 00h .: Childrens Parade
Day June 4, 2016, Saturday:
At 10: 00h: Alardo of musketry
At 11: 30h: Estafeta and Embassy Mora
At 18: 00h: Christians arrive: Parade of troupes, first with Ambassador Christian and his entourage to the front, followed by another 8 troupes in the established order.
Day June 5, 2016, Sunday:
At 11: 30h: Parade showing all the groups
At 12: 30h: Solemn Mass in the Temple Festera Santa Ana At the end, Big Air Mascletá and Parade.
At 18: 00h: Majestic entrance Mora: Moors begins with the Ambassador and his entourage to the front.
Day June 6, 2016, Monday:
At 10: 00h: Alardo of musketry
At 11: 30h: Estafeta and Christian Embassy
At 18: 30h: Solemn Procession of San Antonio Abad. The image of the saint come to the gates of the Temple of Santa Ana, where a palm tree fireworks will skyrocket.
