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Comenge in the ancient calle Mayor. After crossing the it is celebrated in dates near to San Juan, June 24th. There are
shopping street we will walk along the street calle San organized sports competitions, festivals, paellas, folklore
Lorenzo, with buildings very well preserved of the 19th spectacles…
century and beginning of the 20th century. Noche de la sandía. On the occasion of the festivity of San
Lorenzo Mártir, patron of Alberic, it is celebrated the popular
Culture Noche de la Sandía, August 8th, dedicated to the degustation
of watermelons. The neighbors meet in the Plaza de la
Constitución and when the peals announce the midnight, they
Alberic provides a cultural offer, basically, of institutional eat watermelon.
kind, though some associations (Sociedad Unión Musical, Fallas. Alberic lives intensely through the fallas, with more
Amas de Casa, Junta Local de Cofradías...) they realize a than thousand falleros and falleras in total and a great popular
meritorious work. The rooms of exhibitions of the Casa de participation. Officially there are four falleras’ commissions,
Cultura and of the Former Town hall offer a stable but they are seven the falleros’ monuments who are placed.
programming of temporary exhibitions. Likewise, organizes Fiestas de barrio. There are very numerous the
courses and workshops for young people and adults. The neighborhoods of the locality that organize their fiestas del
Teatro Liceo, of municipal ownership, punctually receives barrio in honour of the patron of their streets. This way, we
concerts of music and theatrical representations. When the find those of San Antonio and its traditional hogueras
good weather comes, an stable programming is made for the inherited from the festive customs of the 18th century; San
youngest, in the parque de la Glorieta. Blas, February 3rd or la Virgen de los Desamparados, at the
The town hall grants annually, on the Feria San Juan, the beginning of May; the Virgen de Agosto, the 15th of this
Literary awards, of short narrative and of poetry, endowed month; the Virgen del Rosario, patron of Alberic, October 7th.
each of them with 1,500 €.
In 2015 was celebrated 43rd edition. The winning works are Publications
published.
With a twice-monthly periodicity Alberic Informa edits the
informative magazine, of private ownership.
La Mona d’Alberic. Alfons Alborch, 2011
Gastronomy Illustrations: Carlos Pérez Bermúdez. Coordination and
review: Josep Giner Llorens. Edition realized by the Gremio
de Panaderos de Alberic, 2011. 76 pages. Story written in
Valencian. Reissue of the municipal publication with the
It is necessary to emphasize, specially, the products of same title edited in 1996 (sold out). Collaborates: Alberic's
pastries elaborated during the Easter days and, among these, Town hall. Edition of 1000 copies.
the most representative, the "Panquemado" or Mona de
Pascua, requested from all the points of Spain and that we
can find in any period of the year.

The precedent of this product we find it in the "munna",
Arabic term that means "provision of mouth", which was the
gift that the Moorish made to their lords.

Festivities

Domingo de Ramos or “Fiesta de la lechuga”.
It is one of the most important celebrations of the year and
the one that receives more visitors. As much for the popular
contest of lettuces, as for the not less traditional descent of
pace of the Semana Santa, in the Montañeta meet thousands
of visitors of the region and of the province. In the morning
takes place the contest of the lettuce, later, in the early
afternoon, the numerous visitors congregate in the
Montañeta to eat lettuce, walk or meet in the surroundings of
the hermitage and to listen to the concert that every year
interpret the Banda Sinfónica Unión Musical de Alberic. In the
fallen of the night the descent of the Saints begins, in a
procession in which numerous confreres take part.
Feria de San Juan. We find the origin it in the annual fair that
was instituted in 1691. Traditionally it was a fair dedicated to
the silk trade. Later, it was dedicated to the cattle trade, equine
specially. With a length of ten days,

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