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9th October. Day of Valencian Community. Traditions I.

Hello everyone,
Today is 9th October, Day of Valencian Community and it's a public holiday.
What type of celebrations have we got? What do people do?
There are different celebrations this day: fireworks, concerts, poetry reading, parades, communal meals, traditional dances, ...

The "dolçaina" and "tabalet" are present in all the traditional celebrations.
This band (colla) are called Sargantana and they belong to the Musical Association La Paz, in Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain.
They are in Sant Joan Town Hall playing for Valencian Community celebrations.




Fiesta and local authorities representative participate in this parade (cercavila) around the village.
Some people wear traditional costumes.

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