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The president of the Community, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, today said the regional government support for parties Abanilla are declared of National Tourist Interest, during the reception at the Palacio de San Esteban to a representation of the Brotherhood of the Holy Cross Abanilla, a town that today begins its festivities.
"We will work and trust for the declaration of National Tourist Interest in these festivals as possible," said Pedro Antonio Sanchez, who emphasized that "there are more than enough reasons, reasons and arguments so that they can get".
The festivities, held in honor of the Holy Cross, patron saint of Abanilla, and which are also important Moors and Christians parades take place between the last week of April and early May.
The most important day is May 1, with the parade of Moors and Christians and May 3, the day on which the landlady he moved in procession to the chapel.
According to Pedro Antonio Sánchez, these parties are "an example of respect for our traditions and how they can live together in perfect harmony few acts of marked religious character, as the celebrations in honor of the Holy Cross, with others inspired by our history and our roots in the historical past of the town, as the Moors and Christians ", which are among the oldest of those held in the region.
In addition, these festivals are distinguished by being of those with greater participation of the local population, since, as said the regional chief executive, "an entire people is involved in one way or another and takes an active part getting keeping traditions alive. "
Pedro Antonio Sánchez also stressed that these parties are "a good excuse to come to Abanilla and meet a people with a different flavor, its own flavor, and know how to celebrate this combination of identities in an extraordinary way."
Source: CARM
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