San Pancracio is one of the most fun and deeply rooted celebrations in the municipality since it was introduced by “La cuadrilla del Sarmiento”. As tradition dictates, the municipality has already appointed its mayors for a day: Mónica Pascual and José Juan Soler.
From the balcony of the Town Hall they have announced this Monday their first mayoral decree for next Saturday May 10th on the festive day of costumes: to wear a straw hat with identifying elements of the municipality, such as beans or a vine, and a pair of crab sandals or slippers to ‘honour our coves’.
Last weekend has been full of festive and religious events at El Poble Nou de Benitatxell. Dozens of locals took part in the colourful floral offering to the Virgin of La Rosa. Children and adults made their way to the Church to offer their floral bouquets to the Virgin accompanied by the Band and the Colla La Llebetjà. Meanwhile, the Grup de Danses Morro Falquí offered a sample of traditional dances with “dolçaina i tabalet” music at the beginning, in front of the Oratory, and once they reached the church square. In the evening, there was a ball with Tokyo Band orchestra on València avenue.
The celebration of the religious events in honour of the Virgin of La Rosa continued yesterday, Sunday, with the blessing and subsequent distribution throughout the town of 120 ‘pans beneïts’, one of the most deeply-rooted and unique traditions of the municipality, in which festeros, festeras, boys and girls of the municipality participate by walking through the streets with baskets of blessed bread. Accompanied by the Music Band and Colla La Llebetjà, the procession distributed the pieces of bread to the neighbours who were waiting for them at their doorways with an empty plate.
The festivities continue today, Monday, on La Pau street with rooster races that always leave amusing pictures, giant paella and the ball with Toni Catalá, as well as the bullfighting festivities at Les Pesqueres square.
