CORPUS
This is a festival that dates back to 1355 and is centred on a solemn procession in
which the Holy Sacrament was accompanied by the authorities and clergymen of
the city. They followed an itinerary laid down by the noblemen of the city, most of
which is still adhered to today.
The Cabalgata (a mounted parade) or Convite is a more recent development and
symbolises an invitation from the Capella de les Roques to the authorities and
people of the city to take part in the Corpus Christi procession.
The Corpus Christi procession itself is a kind of a living Bible, involving many of the
characters from both the Old and New Testaments.
Los Gigantes (the giants) and the Cabezudos (Spanish carnival figures with
enormous heads) dance along behind the procession.
During the Corpus festival, there are performances ofEntremeses or Misteris
(the Mysteries of Christ); Eucharistic plays, based on 15th and 16th century writings, performed in the Valencian language.

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