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The moment during the traditional festivities Festes de la Mare de Déu de la Salut in Algemesí (Valencian Country) when the muixeranga (human towers tradition) enter the town's main square on pilars of 2. In this moment, it's traditional for a parent to carry their son or daughter. In the square, they will join to make a larger human tower together.

Video by A Punt.

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A Algemesí 7 By ximo rosell https://flic.kr/p/2s3rhVz

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Bell tower in the church of Algemesí (València, Valencian Country).

The church was mostly built between the years 1550 and 1582, but the bell tower was added in 1703. At the very top, it has a tiny roof in the typical style of Valencian church roofs, with the dark blue tiles.

Photo by Vicenç Salvador Torres Guerola on Wikimedia Commons. Information from Direcció General de Patrimoni Cultural.

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Courtyard in the minor basilica of Sant Jaume in the city of Algemesí (València, Valencian Country). The basilica was built between the years 1550 and 1582 in Renaissance style.

Photo by Vicenç Salvador Torres Guerola on Wikimedia Commons.

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A clip showing the muixeranga, a Valencian traditional street dance that does acrobatics and creates human towers. In this video, they're raising pillars from below.

Video from A Punt.

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A Algemesí. By ximo rosell https://flic.kr/p/2rR78DL

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A snippet of the Mare de Déu de la Salut festivity, held annually on September 7th and 8th in Algemesí (Valencian Country) since the year 1247.

In this video, you can see the most iconic moment, when all the groups dance at the same time in front of the basilica church while people on the church throw rose petals on them and the procession with the statue of the Virgin of Health enters the church.

Video by A Punt.

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De Salses a Guardamar i de Fraga a l’Alguer: les comarques de parla catalana una a una. 63/88: la Ribera Alta (València, Valencian Country).

Ribera Alta is a shire in the Valencian Country whose capital city is Alzira. As a result of urban growth, Alzira has merged with the nearby cities Carcaixent and Algemesí, forming one metropolitan area with about 90,000 inhabitants. Besides these three, all the other towns are small, most of them with less than 4,000 inhabitants.

The rivers Xúquer, Magre, Sallent, and Albaida cross the Ribera Alta, making it a very fertile land that has been mostly dedicated to growing oranges since Islamic times (Middle Ages). Most towns have their origin in farmhouses settled during the Islamic period, which grew and became villages and towns during the Christian period of the Late Middle Ages.

The district preserves many examples of Medieval Islamic architecture, like Alzira’s city walls and some towers and remains of castles scattered around the different hills and towns.

A famous thing in Ribera Alta is the holiday of Mare de Déu de la Salut, celebrated annually in Algemesí since the year 1247. It’s celebrated with traditional dance and music on the streets, including the muixeranga, an acrobatic dance with its own music which is one of the most significant cultural icons of the Valencian Country. This holiday has been declared Intangible World Heritage by UNESCO.

Photos: Fev/wikimedia, Sumacàrcer Turisme, 19Tarrestnom65/wikimedia, Rafa Esteve/wikimedia, Pablo Enzo/wikimedia, Roigbalterra/wikimedia, Freepik, isaac_mullor on Instagram.