Spain’s crazy Moors and Christians festival
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Spain’s crazy Moors and Christians festival

Robert Harding

Many Spanish towns celebrate Moros y Cristianos, an annual festival in which mock battles commemorate the struggles between the Muslims and Christians in Spain in the period of the Reconquista (between the 8th and 15th Centuries). The largest events take place in the Valencian city of Alcoy.

Evening street scene during the annual Moors and Christians celebrations, Alcoy, Alicante
Women dressed in elaborate costumes supposedly representing the North African tribes, Festival of Moors and Christians, Alcoy, Alicante Province
Holiday of Moors and Christians
Holiday of Moors and Christians
Alcoy, Alicante, a woman in costume during the annual Moors and Christians celebrations

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