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Muixeranga d'Algemesí

Algemesí, La Ribera Alta, Valencia

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Muixeranga d'Algemesí

Activity · Algemesí, La Ribera Alta, Valencia

The Muixeranga of Algemesí is one of the festive elements of the festivities of the Virgin of Salud, celebrated since 1723 on 7 and 8 September, and declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by Unesco in 2011, together with the rest of the festival's dances. According to local tradition, the image of the Virgin was found in the trunk of a mulberry tree and, taken three times to Alzira, returned just as many times in an inexplicable way to Algemesí, a legend that gives rise to the festival. The processions continue until dawn during the Volta General on the 8th, and bring together, alongside the muixeranga, els misteris i els martiris or la carxofa. The name may derive from the Arabic mochain (masked) or from the old mojigangas, troupes of disguised performers from traditional processions.

7-8 de septiembre

Photo: Llapissera (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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