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Moors and Christians (festivals)
take you to the Golden Age of Iberia |
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Almost 800 years of coexistence between Muslims and Christians gives a lot of
substance for the festival of Moors and Christians. You can participate in this
historical play almost every month in some town or village of the Spanish
Mediterranean coast. |
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There is hardly a castle without a role in the struggle for supremacy over Al-Andalus, an Arabic name for the land ruled by Muslims in 711-1492. In its widest it covered modern Spain, except for Asturias, most of Portugal and the southern part of France. |
Photo above - fights between Moors and Christians lasted almost 800 years
In some towns the stage performance goes on for days, featuring the most important phases of local history. The scenes of many battles, schemes and alliances take place in town squares, castles, harbours etc.
Photo above - This time the castle is occupied by Christians |
Most of the plays start from the reconquest, the process by which Christians reconquered the Iberian peninsula. Depending on the town, the closing scene of the play involves the conversion of Moors to Christianity or their expulsion to Africa. |
Photo above - Christian women in Medieval dresses
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