Aug 9, 2024 | Festivities, News
Everything is ready in Redován to kick off the patron saint festivities in honour of the Virgen de la Salud and San Miguel. A month of festive, cultural and leisure events in the municipality which will get underway on Thursday 29 August and will last until 29 September, the feast of San Miguel Arcángel. The Mayoress and Councillor for Fiestas, Nely Ruiz Peral, has been in charge of presenting all the details of these celebrations, which are included in the book that the residents of Redován can pick up from today at the Town Hall and which has as its letter of introduction a cover that combines photography and illustration by Francisco Miguel Fuentes Medina and Sergio Hernández Gil.
“It is certainly a poster that leaves no one indifferent and that brings together the important role that women play in Redován and in its fiestas, through a photograph of the queens and representatives of the comparsas and barracas with their backs turned, hugging each other around the waist and witnessing a firework display”, described Ruiz, who thanked the authors for their work, as well as the publication’s director, Myriam Lledó Illán. “It is a magazine that brings together the whole town of Redován through its associations, services, businesses and neighbours, a publication that is more important and interesting every year,” said Nely Ruiz.
The mayoress took the opportunity to present this year’s festive charges, with María del Carmen Mas Almarcha as town crier; Pepi Ibáñez Salazar, from the Sultanas del Rey Ahmed troupe as Festera de Honor and, therefore, in charge of firing the traditional ‘chupinazo’ from the balcony of the Town Hall; as well as the adult and children’s courts of honour, whose queens will be known after the election gala to be held on the evening of Friday 30 August. They are Leyre Ruiz Fuentes, María Pérez Canales and Ylenia Martínez Trigueros as candidates for Child Queen, and Ainhoa Tejuelo Pérez, Nicole Emperatriz Estañ Pozuelo and Triana Contreras Lucas as candidates for Mayor Queen. The one who will not have to go through any election is the Queen of the Third Age, Encarna Hernández Rocamora, who will be crowned that same night on the stage of the Plaza de la Paz. Until then, Martín Cartagena Martínez and Chloe Cartagena Navarro, will be in charge of guarding the crowns of the queens as Pajes 2024.
“The fiestas programme, which can also be consulted on our social networks as well as on the website, has been designed, as usual, so that everyone who lives in Redován has the opportunity to enjoy it, with events of different types and for all audiences”, said Nely Ruiz, who pointed out that it includes the traditional parades, concerts, as well as events which have been incorporated into the programme over the years, such as the PhilanTrophic Sound, a festival which will return on Friday, Friday, May 27th, who pointed out that it includes the traditional parades, concerts, as well as events that have been added to the programme over the years, such as the PhilanTrophic Sound, a festival that will return on Friday 20 September to the Los Pasos Sports Centre after the success of its first edition last year.
The fiestas get underway on Thursday 29 August with the festive concert and the awarding of prizes to the corporals and ranks of the different sides in last year’s parades. The Election of Queens is brought forward to Friday, specifically to the evening of 30 August in the Plaza de la Paz, where the opening speech will also be read by Mari Carmen Mas Almarcha. On Saturday morning, August 31st, the children’s chupinazo and the foam party will take place in the Plaza de la Paz and in the evening at 20.00 hours the Ofrenda de Flores will start in the Plaza Miguel Hernández. At 21.00 the Chupinazo and the Retreta will take place from the Town Hall Square to the Los Pasos Sports Centre, where DJs Mel Rows and Víctor Alavés will perform in the covered area. On Sunday 1 September the Barraca La Gramaera will hold the traditional exhibition of grass and spinning in the school playground.
After this intense weekend comes an even more intense week, as far as fiestas are concerned, which will begin on Wednesday 4th with the opening of the barracas. On Thursday 5 September at midday there will be the charanga tapeo and on Saturday 7 the General Parade organised by the Junta Central Festera. On Sunday 8th, the festivity of the patron saint, the mass and the procession will be the focus of the festive agenda. One of the most popular events of the fiestas is the evening bullfighting in the bullring, on the 9th, 10th and 11th of September at 21.00 hours. On Thursday, 8 September, there will be an equestrian show ‘La doma en el aire’ (Dressage in the air). On Friday 13th the Redován Dance Association will bring its traditional dance gala to the Plaza de la Paz and on Saturday 14th the Fiesta Blanca will flood the Plaza Miguel Hernández, with performances by the group Ciudad Canalla and DJ Isidro. On Sunday morning the 15th it will be time for the little ones, with children’s games in the Plaza Miguel Hernández.
The PhilanTrophic Sound Festival, which once again this year will donate the funds raised to different groups in Redovan. A day later, the Gran Desfile Multicolor will display in the streets of Redován the great creativity of groups, barracas and comparsas when creating costumes, a day that will end with the Fiesta Remember Redován Baila 2.0 in the Polideportivo Los Pasos. The last weekend of fiestas will continue on Friday 27 September with a concert in honour of San Miguel by the Unión Musical de Redován and on Saturday 28 live music will return with La Hornet. On Sunday 29th, the feast of San Miguel, the fiestas conclude with religious acts in honour of the patron saint and a fireworks display.
“We hope that it will be a programme that everyone will like and, above all, that it will be enjoyed by everyone in a few days in which we take the opportunity to make our feeling of being a town even greater”, said the mayoress, who specified that any changes to the programme for reasons beyond the organisation’s control, as well as the instructions to follow to register for events such as the White Party or the Multicolour Parade will be announced on the Town Hall’s social profiles.
Nely Ruiz added that it will also be through social networks, specifically Facebook and Instagram, where the public will be able to vote for the first song to be played after the Chupinazo in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. “We will do this through a survey that will be launched on 26 August and we encourage young people and those who attend this event to participate, and on Friday we will announce which song we will enjoy at the official start of the fiestas”.
Aug 12, 2019 | Festivities, Festivities, News
- The inaguration speech for the celebrations, as well as the election and coronation of the queens, the acts that will give impetus to almost a month of celebrations and activities
The municipality of Redován has kicked off its patron celebrations dedicated to the Virgin of Health and San Miguel, with the act of presenting its party book, which this year opens with the illustration of its cover “a window to Redován de la ilusión ”, as the author indicates, who prefers to remain anonymous, as explained by the mayor of the municipality, Nely Ruiz. The festive book brings together the most important events of the last year in the municipality, as well as stories, customs, anecdotes and stories provided by the neighbors.
Nely Ruiz thanked those responsible for the Department of Festivities for the work done for the preparation of the festivities, the first as mayor, who “who exceed the previous ones every year”, by proposing “leave a memory in the mind of the Redovans endearing and special ”. The mayor has emphasized the important weight that the festivities have in the municipality, inviting “all the towns in the region to come to Redován and spend with us these days of celebration, coexistence and tradition.”
Likewise, and as in previous years, the various campaigns aimed at avoiding situations of alcohol abuse, harassment or sexist attitudes, and urging the cleaning of public spaces during the celebrations have been highlighted. The “Talented” campaign encourages neighbors to enjoy the parties with responsibility and “without going over” with the drink, while the “You do not have my permission” campaign will raise awareness in the streets towards respect episodes of harassment or sexist violence, and it will be done by the volunteers who will wear an orange bracelet and who will help anyone who needs it.
In the same way, the mayor has presented “Mola tu gest, mola tu Acción”, a campaign that aims to keep Redován clean during the holidays.
Activities for all audiences
The celebrations will begin on the last Saturday of August from 7:30 p.m., with the election and coronation of the queens of this year, the reception of authorities and party representatives, and the proclamation of parties by Miguel Mora Martínez, with A great verbena to end the day. In the morning of September 1 we will be able to visualize, in the courtyard of the Sagrados Corazones school, the traditional exhibition of grass and yarn loaded by the Barraca La Gramaera, followed by one of the main novelties of this year such as the “Day del agua ”, with a foam party in Miguel Hernández square.
After the opening of barracks on the night of September 4, the celebrations will continue on Thursday 5 in the morning with the charanga-tapeo and the “Los Feos” orchestra, which leave from the Town Hall square, will transfer the festive joy through the bars and Redován coffee shops. At 10:00 pm the serenade will take place to the Virgin of Health, at the door of the church. On Friday, September 6 will be when barracks, clubs, brotherhoods and associations, accompanied by authorities and festive charges, will parade through the streets of Redován in the offering of flowers, which will have their departure at 20:00 from the Plaza Miguel Hernández. After its completion, the shooting of “El chupinazo”, a load of César Vegara Square, honor party and representative of the hut “Los Templarios” will be carried out from the balcony of the Town Hall.
The celebrations will begin on the last Saturday of August from 7:30 pm, with the election and coronation of the queens of this year, the reception of authorities and party representatives, and the proclamation of parties by Miguel Mora Martínez, with A great verbena to end the day. In the morning of September 1 we will be able to visualize, in the courtyard of the Sagrados Corazones school, the traditional exhibition of grass and yarn loaded by the Barraca La Gramaera, followed by one of the main novelties of this year such as the “ Water Day ”, with a foam party in Miguel Hernández square.
After the opening of barracks on the night of September 4, the celebrations will continue on Thursday 5 in the morning with the charanga-tapeo and the “Los Feos” orchestra, which leave from the Town Hall square, will transfer the festive joy through the bars and Redován coffee shops. At 10:00 pm the serenade will take place to the Virgin of Health, at the door of the church. On Friday, September 6 will be when barracks, clubs, brotherhoods and associations, accompanied by authorities and festive charges, will parade through the streets of Redován in the offering of flowers, which will have their departure at 20:00 from the Plaza Miguel Hernández . After its completion, the shooting of “El chupinazo”, a load of César Vegara Square, honor party and representative of the hut “Los Templarios” will be carried out from the balcony of the Town Hall.
The General Parade of Peñas, Barracas and Reinas will take place on Saturday, September 7 from 9:00 p.m., followed by a verbena with orchestra in the courtyard of the Sagrados Corazones school and dedicated to the elders of the municipality to end the day. On the other hand, on Saturday, September 8, the big day of Redován, there will be a religious event in honor of the Virgin of Health from 12:00 noon in Miguel Hernández square, after which we can enjoy a great mascletá, as well as the procession dedicated to the patron saint, which will take place in the afternoon.
Continuing with the programming, the nights of September 11 and 12 return the heifer evening “Save me” to Redován, in the bullfighting venue and from 20:00 hours. The music of all ages will be the protagonist on September 13 with the party remember “Redován dances 1.0”, at 10 pm in the courtyard of the Sagrados Corazones school. Likewise, the traditional Fiesta Blanca will be in Miguel Hernández Square on Saturday 14, with the performance of the Ciudad Canalla group, while the 16th edition of the classic motorcycle meeting will take place the following day, starting at 9:00 a.m. “Villa de Redován”, in the Los Pasos sports area, and where from 11.30 am we can enjoy a photography exhibition. The day will culminate dedicated to children with the children’s theater in Valencia “Treasure Island”.
Likewise, on Friday, September 20, at 8:00 p.m. and in the Francisco Ferrer square, an impromptu rap battle with 32 participants will be held, which will delight lovers of this style of music. It will be on the next day, Saturday, September 21, when the Multicolor Parade will take place, which will run from the Plaza de la Cruz to Francisco Ferrer Square, concluding with the performance of the “Patrol 66” group in the Plaza de la Paz.
On Sunday 22, the little ones will have the opportunity to enjoy children’s games and an exhibition of judo in this same location, while on the day of Friday 27, in Miguel Hernández square, we will listen to the concert of soundtracks, in honor of San Miguel. In the same way, and without abandoning the cinematographic theme, on Saturday the 28th all the redovanenses will be able to enjoy from the 22:00 hours the musical “Mamma mine” in the Plaza de la Paz.
The last holiday, and ending the program, will take place at 12:00 hours of the Mass dedicated to San Miguel, sung by the Manos Unidas choir, culminating with the procession and a great dawn in honor of the patron of Redován.