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Record Crowds Turn Out for Manises’s 100th Cabalgata de la Cerámica

Organizers distributed a special centenary plate, adding new batches of ceramics to floats on the go to offset breakages.

Vicente, con su madre Lola, ya con el plato de las santas en la cabalgata de la cerámica de Manises.
La cabalgata de la cerámica de Manises, abarrotada.
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Overview

  • The centenary parade honored Saints Justa and Rufina’s 100 years as patron saints of Manises with a limited-edition commemorative plate.
  • The procession set off at 7 PM from Molino de la Luz and wound through Calle Masía de la Cova to Avenida Blasco Ibáñez.
  • Organizers from the Clavaría de las Santas Justa y Rufina and the Ayuntamiento de Manises distributed about 45,000 pieces of local pottery.
  • Huge crowds streamed out of the metro station, with many attendees bringing shopping carts to carry home as many ceramics as possible.
  • Ashtrays and appetizer bowls proved the most common items, while trays, jugs, mortars and mugs also circulated among spectators.