Extraordinary General Assembly

The Extraordinary General Assembly is being summoned by the present on Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Hall of the Festers Society, at 11:00 a.m. at first call and at 11.30 a.m. in second and with the following order of the day: 1- Gravamen of the real estate of the Society of Festeros. Point that I know at the instance of the President. Yours faithfully, Ontinyent, April 27, 2018 THE…

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Fester Museum Convention – City Hall

Ontinyent City Council and the Society of Festivals of the Holy Christ of Agony have signed an agreement for the free transfer of the temporary exhibition hall of the Fester Museum. The mayor of Ontinyent, Jorge Rodríguez, and the President of the Society of Festivals, José Rafael Sanchis, accompanied by the Vice President and the Director of the Fester Museum, signed this Friday an agreement that will allow, on the…

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Pólvora Ontinyent meeting

On Sunday, April 15, the headquarters of the Society of Festivals of the Holy Christ of Agony of Ontinyent hosted a meeting of the presidents and boards of government of the towns that celebrate Moors and Christians Fiestas to deal with the problems arisen with the application of the new law of explosives. This is a working meeting of festive entities that are not part of the UNDEF, and which…

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Well of Cultural Interest

In 2011, the Society of Festeros, at that time chaired by Rafael Ferrero Terol, filed an application with the Conselleria de Cultura for two of the most emblematic events of the Moors and Christians Festival of Ontinyent, the Baixà del Santísimo Cristo of the Agony and the Embassies, were declared of Cultural Interest (BIC). The request remained paralyzed in the offices of the conselleria for a few years, which coincided…

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Suite Al’ariba

On Saturday, March 10, several members of the governing body of the Society of Festivals of the Holy Christ of Agony moved to the Calderon de Alcoi Theater to attend the premiere of the “Suite Al ‘ ariba “, designed by Saül Gómez i Soler in Ontinyent, to musicalize the Mora Inlet of the Alcoi Moors. Suite Al’aibar comprises all the music written specifically for the Captaincy of the Green…

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Inauguration of the comparsa headquarters Moros Espanyols

Last Saturday, February 17, the inauguration of the remodeling of the company headquarters of the Moros Españoles group took place, comparing this year with the captaincy of the half-moon party. The facilities are located on Calle Jose Iranzo, 21 and have a marked decoration of the comparsa, and a graphic information of the history of it. At the event, which was attended by a large representation of members of the…

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Delivery Trophies Half Year Fester

On Saturday, February 10 at 7pm. the Trophy of the different sports competitions held on February 3-4 and 10, as well as the awards ceremony to the winners, took place in the Hall of Events of the Festival of the Holy Christ of Agony. and winners of the XXXI School Literary Contest and XXXI School Drawing and Painting Contest. Next, at the facilities of the Fester Museum, the exhibition of…

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ARQUERS D’ONTINYENT, 50 YEARS OF HISTORY AND FESTIVITY

On Saturday 10th of February at the Exhibition Hall of the Fester Museum, the exhibition was inaugurated: ARQUERS D’ONTINYENT, 50 YEARS OF HISTORY AND FESTIVITY, in order to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its foundation. Many public attendees, could enjoy the same and share recorded memories in a lot of images. From the Fester Museum, we would like to congratulate the Comparsa Arquers for its 50th anniversary and for the…

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Anniversary Comparsa Chanos

On Saturday, February 3, at 8:30 p.m. and in the Hall of the Festers Society took place the presentation of the centenary logo of the comparsa Chanos by Cesc Biosca. Below was the talk Collo Chanos. Research, fantasy and reality, an activity that begins this anniversary year for Chanos. From the Society of Festivals of the Holy Christ of Agony, he wishes to congratulate the Chanos comparsa for his birthday….

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Pregoner Festivities 2018

Juan Martí Gandía He was born on Sunday, March 5, 1961, in Carrer Sant Antoni in Ontinyent (Valencia). Son of José María Martí Soriano, “Martí” or “Pericanet”, and Carmen Gandía Soriano, daughter of Miquel “de Cristina” and Rosario “del Teularet”. He is the second of the three brothers. Of catholic family, it studied in the schools of the Patronage of the Working Youth, employees of the School the Conception of…

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