Moors and Christians say goodbye with an emotional closing of parties

Yesterday, the parties of Moors and Christians y Sant Roc They said goodbye until next year. After an exciting and groundbreaking edition, now it's time to cross off the calendar until the 2020 festivities, which will surely be up to par, since they coincide with the 40th anniversary of the event.

During the afternoon, hundreds of people came to the Plaza del Consell to relive The Miracle of the Fog, which gave victory to a numerically disadvantaged Christian side. In the act it was possible to enjoy a representation of said battle, with the highlight of the face to face between the two captains of this year, culminating in the inevitable defeat and surrender of the Moor side.

Declared the Christian victory, the party gave way to the procession of Sant Roc through the old town, in which both the ranks and the failures.

The official end of the party was sentenced in the Plaza del Consell, but not before making a final tour marching through Campo Street, which they fired until mig any. Already in the square, the president of the FEMMICC, Rafa Cheli, made a positive assessment of the holidays and thanked everyone for their participation, urging to repeat with the same energy next year. Behind them Primers Trons They rang their arcabuces, giving way to Vell Montgó, who marched the ranks together for the last time this year.

At midnight, as icing on the cake, a castle of fireworks, fired on the north breakwater of the port, lit up the Dianense sky, witness of one of the most special editions of Moors and Christians.