Moors & Christians Festival, fairs and ferias, Andalucía, Southern Spain


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This festival is more popular in the East of Spain, in Andalucia in the provinces of Granada and Almeria, It takes place on different many days through out the year depending on the locality.

The origins are obviously the battles following the re-conquest on the XVI and XVII century. The usual format for the fiesta is first a procession of the Moors and the Christians, then a theatrical enactment of verbal attacks and rejections by both groups, a battle enactment with skirmishes and dances, the conversion or the death of the moors, and finally homage to the patron saint.

Nowadays with greater affluence the uniforms are more spectacular. The Christians wear the uniforms of the soldiers of the re-conquest. The moors wear basic short sleeved cotton jackets.

See below for a list of many towns that support the festival with the name of the patron Saint and the date.

Almeria Province

Alcontar
Virgin del Rosario, 7 October

Alcudia de Monteagud
2nd Sunday in August

Angusto
Purisima Concepcion, 8 December

Bacares
Cristo del Bosque, 8 December

Bayarque
last Sunday in July

Bedar
Virgin de la Cabeza, 23-24 September

Benimar
San Roque, 14-16 August

Carboneras
San Antonio de Padua, 11-14 June

Gergal
San Sebastian, 23-25 January

La Loma
San Miguel, 29 September

Laroya
San Ramon, 30-31 August

Lubrin
San Sebastian, 20-21 January

Lucar
San Sebastian, 20 January

Paterna del Rio
Santo Xto de las Penas, 14-15 September

Senes
El Divino Rostro, first fortnight in August

Somontin
San Sebastian y Santa Ines

Turrillas
San Antonio de Padua, 13-5 August

Velefique
San Roque, 15-17 August

Granada Province

Albondon
San Luis Rey de Francia, 25 August

Aldeire, Virgin del Rosario, 31 Mayo

Benamaurel, Virgin de la Cabeza, last Sunday in April

Beznar, Virgin de la Dolores, 8-9 September

Bubion, San Sebastian, 21 January

Caniles, San Sebastian, 20 January

Capiliera, Virgin de la Cabeza, Last Sunday in April

Cogollos Guadix, Virgin de Cabeza, 25 April

Mecina Tedel, san Fermin, 2 May

Montejicar,Virgin de la Cabezo, 24-26 Agust

Molvizar, Santa Ana, 25-28 July

Orce, San Anton y San Sebastian, 17-19 Jan

Pampaneira, Santa Cruz, 3-4 May

Picena
Virgin Rocio, 8-9 September

Pozo Iglesias
San Torcauto, 13 May

Quentar
San Sebastian, First week October

San Torcauto
San Torcauto, 15 May

Trevelez
San Antonio Padua, 12-14 June

Turon
San Marcos, 24-26 April

Balax
San Antonio, 13 June

Valcabra
Segundo Corazon de Jesus, 3 May

Valor
Santo de la Yedra, 15 Sep

Velez Benaudalla
S Antonio Padua, 13 June

Zujar
V de la Cabeza, last Sun in April

Belmez de la Moraleda
Señor de la Vida o Cristo de la Moraleds, 19-22 August

Campilla de Arenas
Virgin de la Cabeza, 9-10 August

Jaén Province

Carchelejo, Virgin del Rosario, 15 August

Malaga Province

Alfarnate
Virgin de Monsalud, 12-16 September

Algatocin
Jesus Narazeno

Benadid
San Isidro, 28-29 August

Benalauria
Sto domingo Guzman,4-5 August

Benamocarra
Santo de la Salud

Cadiz Province

Benanahoma, San Antonio, first Sat and Sun in August

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