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NOVENA 2008 -Day 4 – Municipal Marquee
The Municipal Marquee, better known as Caseta Municipal, was a hive of activity all day and well into the night. The ‘typical cooking’ competition brought in hundreds of wonderful dishes. The judges had a hard time with their decision. The kids had plenty of things to do, with all kinds of inflatable playthings. The adults danced, sat, ate, drank and generally enjoyed themselves, too.
NOVENA 2008 – Day 4 – Carrera de Cintas
This was supposed to happen at noon, according to the programme. In fact, the main event didn’t get under way until after 2. A shame, because last year’s riding events were well planned and pretty much on time. However, the bar probably made a proft in those two hours. Aside from that, it was wonderful to see so many expats taking part in the events and just being there. PLEASE REMEMBER, IF YOU WANT ANY OF THE PICTURES, PLEASE SEND US AN E-MAIL, IDENTIFY THE PHOTO YOU WANT, AND WE’LL GLADLY SEND THEM TO YOU (At least until we set them up so you can download them yourself).
TODAY AT THE NOVENA
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th 08.00 Popular reveille (I bet!) 11.00 Clay pigeon shooting competition at La Viña shooting range 12.00 Horseback ribbon race and other riding events at Carrera Peña Caballista El Estribo Marquee. 12.30 XXXI Typical Regional ooking contest at Municipal Marquee, music by Gato Negro Orchestra. 15.00 Prize giving for above. 18.00 Street parade by the municipal band of Los Barrios 19.00 Prize-giving for all Sports at MunicipalMarquee 19.30 Solemn procession to our Patron Saint, la Reina de los Ángeles 22.00 Baile en la Caseta Municipal con la Orquesta Gato Negro 23.00 Music at the Caseta de la Juventud Marquee.
IMPORTANT: Riders are asked to remove their horses from the area by 7pm to make way for the procession.
WHAT’S ‘LA MOJÁ’?
La Mojá is Andaluz for La Mojada, or The Wetting. It takes place annually as part of the Novena celebrations (Saturday at noon on Algeciras and Castellar streets). The tradition began almost twenty years ago when the people of Estación (as it was then called, though there’s a trend towards using Los Ángeles now) used to play popular games such as greasy pole on the Saturday before the Virgin’s procession on Sunday. It was a fun way to while away the hours, especially for the children. It was also hot. On one particular day, the kids were taking a long time to reach the top of the pole, while their parents stood about sizzling in the 40º sun.
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