Barcella magazine No. 62
Some villages around the Mariola have debated over the years to change the weekend festivities. In the case of Bocairent became effective following a vote that involved in the uprising and all the people come for three years celebration weekend.
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The consultation will be held on Sunday 12 of November 2017.
Now the question has been raised Mariola and the City Council has called a public consultation for Sunday 12 November. According to the full and informed through a press release, Municipal government wants "to know public opinion on the change of dates of the celebrations of Moors and Christians". The proposed consultation was approved by the full City Day 4 Last September. According to the note of the Government Team, "Has taken the initiative to give voice to all citizens because some sectors (various filaes, university, trade, business, residents outside Baths, etc.) • had only asked, for years and in different occasions, Ask a question about the timing estiguera made festive with all the guarantees of a democratic process, representative and transparent ".
A question much debated several previous partial VOTE
The consultation comes to baths after a long debate that goes back a few years ago. The boards of filaes had done some previous votes of the party in the world. He had also discussed several times in the area of the Festival Committee. Despite this, had not even consulted the people not registered in the municipality festive. This is the news that the Government has promoted: make an inquiry which will have universal opinion of all people involved. According to the press release, The rationale is to consult the general public is that "it's festivals and saint of the town, holidays for everyone ".
"The inquiry will be universal and will OPINION OF ALL IMPLIED POPULATION TO DECIDE THE DATE OF FESTIVALS"
POSITION OF POLITICAL PARTIES
Proof that the debate was living in society baths is that three of the four political parties that compete in the Municipal 2015 Consultation took their respective election manifestos. Commitment expressed it well: "Making a public consultation open to all festive and party, as well as residents registered in the village in question the possible change of dates of the Moors and Christians ".
The Popular Party had drafted this program: "A popular request, assist the development of a consultation on the most appropriate date for organizing the Festival of St. George ».
The party promised that Citizens:
"Popular the entire population about the days of conduct of parties Consultation."
THE ROLE OF THE NETWORKS
In social networks have created two platforms have explained their reasons to the Internet. Sometime intervention of some people on Facebook have been some risque little edifying episodes. Similarly happened in other towns where he had brought a change of dates. City Council Baths has also created an informative website: consultafestes.org.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONSULTATION horn
The municipal website, Transparency in paragraph, all documents uploaded. City Council Baths has published a leaflet that has been sent to private homes along with the ballots. The information published is as follows:
"They will have the right to vote for citizens who are of age to register and de Mariola tin¬guen Spanish nationality. They can also vote for people who are not registered in the municipality but it does appear in the list of persons associated in any festive row of ten Mariola. The electorate consists of a list of people registered in tubs along with the registration of festive and party members of the row is of age. Do have complaints from 25 September to 5 October 2017 in person at the municipal offices.
The public consultation and scrutiny of the ballots will take place on Sunday 12 November 2017. The schedule to be able to exercise the voting in person will be from 10:00 up to 19:00 hours. It is also able to vote by mail.
The vote will face the Moors Old farmhouse and Smugglers. The tables are marked alphabetically vote for certifying persons registered with the DNI, passport or driving license. The table 10 will be allocated to the vote of the people who are not registered and are members festeras. This final table will also be counted vote by mail. There will be two voting booths Masets ballots with three options, which are as follows: “and”, “no” i “in white”. The main question is this: “Are you agree that the dates of the Moors and Christians Mariola, in honor of St. George, coincide with the weekend?”.
In addition to the main question, There will be a second question on all the ballots (both in the “yes”, as in the “no”, like that of “in white”) with two options to choose from. The text of this second question is as follows: “If the change is approved, Which option you prefer?”. The options are: “1. Following two days of holidays: Entry, Saint George, Moors and Christians and the Holy Christ necessarily coincide with the weekend”. “2. That entrance of Moors and Christians be Saturday, St. George Sunday, Moors and Christians on Monday and Tuesday Santo Cristo”. You can mark one of two opci¬ons, or both, or none.
Once a single person can do their postal vote application •, it will not be possible to vote in person on the day of consultation.
Because the result of the consultation can move to the full City, that is who has the authority to ratify the change of dates of the festivals, should produce a minimum percentage of votes.
This will happen if the option “yes” obtains a result of 60% (on the amount of votes “yes” / “no”). If the result is a higher percentage of 40% at the request of the “no” (on the amount of votes “yes” / “no”) dates will be left as they have been until now, in other words that is, the festivities will be held from 22 al 25 April every year. "
OFFICIAL POSITION OF THE COUNCIL
The City of Mariola, through press releases, has made some considerations to explain the official position. He said that if there are changes to be made every festive and religious events that have been doing until now.
"SOME PEOPLE HAVE CHANGED THE OTHER PARTY PA¬TRONALS different dates ORIGINALS. This has happened in four years ago CASES COMING "
It also stated that "the City Council does not take sides or campaign for any of the possible options. Its only function in this process is to provide the means for people to express their will, listen to the people and implement the decision of the majority ". Finally, the government says it is not intended to favor any particular sector and states: "For years the company Mariola is immersed in a debate that has not been solved so far. Petitions do not come from a query one affected sector. This is a very cross and there are different views within all social agents of the municipality. There are all kinds of opinions and positions on the change in the collective group of revelers and party •, students, Company, trade, of workers, retirees, people who live outside of bathtubs, etc.».
Changes in other towns surrounding Mariola
Some villages have changed the festivities dates different from the original. That happened years ago and more recently in four cases coming.
The case of Ibi is more distant in time and became refrigerator when activity had great economic importance to the people, something that does not happen nowadays. Once changed circumstances, it did not determine the return to the original dates. The Moors and Christians is celebrated on the second Sunday of May in honor of the patron saint, Our Lady of the Abandoned. After the change have been held until today after nine days on the first Wednesday of September.
The situation has similarities with Alcoy Mariola, Since Easter is determined for centuries the usual changes to avoid coinciding with the Moors and Christians. The timetable is agreed annually Alcoy bilaterally and directly between the Association and the City of St. George Alcoy. The 2018 will be traditional 22, 23 i 24 d'abril. The 2019 are delayed until 4, 5 i 6 May. The 2020 the party will move to the weekend, collection as the Statute of the Association of St. George, and held 25, 26 i 27 d'abril.
Bocairent celebrates the Moors and Christians in honor of San Blas. They were of the 1st 5 February, but after the change always begins on the first Friday of February. Moving the weekend was made after a public consultation, held in September 2014, very similar to what is about to become a Mariola, an electorate composed of the list of people registered in Bocairent along with the registration of festive and party members filaes. Those surveyed also had the opportunity to choose whether they wanted, in case of change in weekend, the days were fixed or changing. Bocairent chose the always late Saturday and Sunday San Blas.
Neighbors d'Agro held a referendum in August 2015 on changing the dates of the festivities the weekend. Festivals were 7 i 8 September. The result of the process was favorable change Saturday and Sunday to encourage greater attendance of residents who reside outside.
