San Fulgencio Fiestas

Culture

Staff Reporter / 2007-01-15 14:48:51

San Fulgencio is this week celebrating its fiestas in honour of its patron saint of the same name, and its co-patron, San Antonio Abad. They are fiestas that have a strong religious touch, with processions on 16th and 17th January to honour the saints and the blessings of animals and the bread on San Antí³n.
But there are also popular and traditional customs of these fiestas that are not so religious, such as the 'recogida de la gallina' (the collecting of the chicken) on 16th January, in which members of the local authorities run through the town accompanied by a marching band and those that want to offer them an animal.
The fiestas finish on Saturday 20th January with the traditional Feast of the Brotherhood, where all the townsfolk meet up in the El Oasis parish, to share a meal.

The San Fulgencio Fiesta

Tuesday 16th January
At dawn: Rockets are let off and the bells toll announcing the celebration of the patron saint.
At 9am: Holy Mass in honour of San Fulgencio
At 9.30am: The Unií³n Musical of San Fulgencio enter the town, walking through the streets.
At 12 noon: Holy Solemn Mass, presided over by Rev. Francisco Díaz Albert, from the Nuestra Señora de las Nieves church in Calpe.
At 1pm: The chicken collection, accompanied by the Unií³n Musical of San Fulgencio.
At 8pm: A solemn procession in honour of the patron San Fulgencio, a ceremony that is closed with fireworks, from the Ferrandez pyrotechnic company.

The San Antonio Abad Fiesta

Wednesday 17th January
At dawn: Rockets are let off and the bells toll announcing the celebration of the co-patron saint.
At 9am: Holy Mass, in honour of the co-patron San Antonio Abad, with the traditional blessing of the bread.
At 9.30am: The Unií³n Musical of San Fulgencio enter the town, walking through the streets.
At 12 noon: Holy Solemn Mass, presided over by Rev. Benjamín Tiecoura, from San Andrés de Almoradí. Blessing of the bread.
At 5pm: Blessing of the animals. 'Sacrifice of the pig of San Antí³n', with the raffle of a good specimen and the presentation of another piglet for 2008.
At 8pm: A solemn procession in honour of the co-patron San Antonio Abad, a ceremony that is closed with fireworks, from the Dragí³n pyrotechnic company.

Thursday 18th January
At 8 pm: Mass for the dead

Saturday 20th January
The Town Hall of San Fulgencio is organising, as in previous years, the Feast of the Brotherhood in Paraje El Oasis, with the aim to bring together the town to celebrate the fiestas for their patrons

Pilar Celebrates

The Nuestra Señora del Pilar church and its parish priest Francisco Moratí³, and the Town Hall of Pilar de la Horadada are also organising fiestas of San Antonio Abad to celebrate the patron saint of animals.

It will take place on Wednesday 17th January from 1pm in the church plaza. There, the typical bread rolls of this fiesta will be blessed, as will all the animals that are present.