Moros y Cristianos de Alcoy: LAS ENTRADAS

THE ENTRANCES

The Entrances dwell and Christian is celebrated day 22 of April. They represent the ostentation of the forces of both sides before the fight. A waste of music, color and confetti.

Everything a town from the balconies applauds relatives and friends who, to are of the march dwells and the Christian march, fills the streets of Alcoy of celebration.

Four " filaes " every year (two Moors and two Christians) carry out by rotating order the calls " positions ": Captain and Lieutenant. The positions are waited for during long years in that the preparations, tests and weeks of " montepi'o " are innumerable.

The Christian Captain front to the castle of Celebrations

The women march past of way different from the men (thing who the alcoyanos do not consider like something machista). Most spectacular they are the dances that they execute in the boatos of " filaes " of position, with showy choreographies like those of Bald Ana

Another very important element in the entrances is the special squares or " Esquadres de Negres ". They accompany to the Captain and the Lieutenant by each side, and in addition there is another square that marches past right to half of each entrance: " l'Esquadra of the Mig ".

In the special squares there is a complete waste of fantasy. Reminiscencias Eastern and African, metal use and animal skins give a unique character to these suits that will be only used that day.

Opening passage to the " Esquadra de Negres " the Cabo marches past Beater who executes espectacualres tamings with horses of pure blood

People are touched with the spectacularity of the movements of the Cabo Beater

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