The Moros y Cristianos Fiesta in Alcoy, Spain is an annual event. It is held in April every year. A total of 28 armies do battle and for the people of Alcoy, this fiesta is a serious event. I can not begin to conceive the level of planning that must happen from year to year. The number of people involved and the costumes are staggering!
My friends and I booked accommodation in Alicante as it is very difficult to get a place to stay in Alcoy during the festival. We attended the grand parade. It was amazing. I took masses of photos and here is a selection of those containing masks in their various forms, face paint, armour, facial hair and scarves.
In response to Ailsa’s Weekley Travel Theme Challenge
Yoroshiku Onegai shimasu
Leanne
NihongoJapango 
Ooo, excellent, this must have been great fun. Didn’t manage to catch any carnevale this year myself.
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It was great! most of my trip was’t planned to a date but we had this penciled in from way back. Was very exciting!
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Wow! These are captivating 😊
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It was an amazing day. I would have loved to seen the whole 4 days of the festival and the battle. We saw the parade. It was great.
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The pictures don’t lie.
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