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Culture and traditions
Culture of Peniscola
Peñíscola has been a scene of the filming movies as The Leader of Anthony Mann or Calabuch de Luis García Berlanga. In June, there is celebrated the Peñíscola Magic Summer. During July and August there celebrates the Festival of Classic Theatre Peñíscola's Castle. In August, the International Festival of Music celebrates Antigua and Baroque. Already in September, in the Gothic Lounge of the Castle and in the Audience and Conference hall of the city, there is celebrated the Cycle of Concerts of Classic Music. On having finished the year it is possible to enjoy a medieval market inside the walled zone, and in the gardens of the Castle members of the parish represent a portal of living Christmas crib.
Entities
Algunas entidades culturales de Peñiscola son:
- La Banda de Música «Nuestra Señora de la Ermitana»
- La Asociación Cultural de Moros y Cristianos
- La Asociación de Danzas
- y la revista «Peñíscola, Ciudad en el Mar».
Fiestas locales :
- San Antonio Abad. Se celebra el 17 de enero.
- Carnavales. Se celebran durante tres días a finales de febrero.
- San Isidro. La fiesta se celebra en el mes de mayo.
- San Pedro. La fiesta se celebra a finales de junio. Se realizan verbenas populares y suelta de vaquillas.
- Fiestas Patronales. Se celebran a partir de la noche del 7 de septiembre, en honor de la patrona de la localidad, la Virgen de la Ermitana. Han sido declaradas de Interés turístico Nacional.
Los días principales son el 8 y 9 de septiembre, en los cuales se realiza la máxima expresión de estas fiestas «Les Danses» o las Danzas, que engloban música, baile, actividades lúdicas, ritos y modos públicos de convivencia.
Moors and Christians
The last weekend the spectacular and colorful parades of Moors and Christians take place, they are historical representations, but of a history seen through the eyes of the people, which over the centuries has been incorporating different elements into its narrative, forming anachronistic passages in those who mix Arabs, Turks or allusions to the war with the French
You can't miss either
Pilgrimage to the hermitage of San Antonio.
The pilgrimage takes place on the Sunday following Easter.
Gastronomy:
In the ancient seafaring tradition of the town and the fishing wealth of its coasts together with an excellent garden, is the foundation of its gastronomy. In Peñiscolana cuisine, the all i Pebre de Monkfish or pulpitos (Polpet ') stand out, the fish suquet or remescló, as well as shellfish, sea dates, snails (' caragol punxent '), mussels, crayfish, etc.
The different rice dishes in their seafood varieties, the arrosejat or Arroz a banda, the omnipresent paella and the fideuá, are also a fundamental part of the diet of these lands.
