Thunder Day or Festival of Moors and Christians in Alcoy
Thunder Day or Festival of Moors and Christians in Alcoy is held on April 24. Province of Alicante, Spain. This event in the third decade of the month April is annual. 
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Feeling the atmosphere that is recreated in Alcoy on the day of the Entry is an unforgettable experience. The Moors and Christians Festivals in honor of Saint George have been declared of International Tourist Interest since 1980, and are considered the cradle of all those celebrated throughout the Valencian Community.
They commemorate the historical events that took place in 1276, related to the uprisings of the Muslims who inhabited the area and that gave rise to the patronage of Saint George, to whom tradition attributes his intervention in defense of the new settlers, on the occasion of the attack that suffered and in whose battle the warlord Al-Azraq died.
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