rugbymatt

Hmmm.....

Well.................

lynnxa

is that all you've got to say?

rugbymatt

I know, unusual eh?

jdr

We went to St Tropez once and they were celebrating a battle they allegedly won over the Brits, firing big rifles all over the town, so we kept quiet. ;-))

rugbymatt

I do the same (celebrate I mean) every time I go to Scotland, the only problem is choosing which Scottish defeat to celebrate!

Sue

From my limited understanding of Spain's past, I would assume that the parade stems from Spain's history. Not everything is about race and racism you know, it's to do with a shared history and culture that forms a country.

lynnxa

you know he was joking Sue

the parade does stem from history - when the moors & christians fought for spain in the 13th century


see here

http://www.streetdirectory.com/trave...festivals.html

jdr

They are still fighting for pitches at Fuengirola car boot nowdays.

missile

One of the better aspects of life in spain is we are not encumberred by that doo goody liberal claptrap

rugbymatt

I was only joking Sue, I am the first to reming the Spanish the debt they owe to the Moors and Jews for their rich, varied history.

rugbymatt

Odd that its actually Brits who ended up complaining about it then eh?

missile

It seems many Brits just like to winge

Dick Dasterdly

So it seems that the English St George originates from Alcoy, Spain,same date,same flag,etc,........except at some time we substituted a Dragon for the Moors.

Strange?

lynnxa

I'd heard that before

who knows for sure

rugbymatt

Where on earth did you hear that?

He was from the Nicomedia the modern Izmit region of Northern Greece/Southern Turkey, that much is already documented and died in Lydia, thats why he is a patron Spain, because of the way he died and his martyrdom.

He is the Patron Saint of Alcoi but thats it, and to be fair he is also the Patron Saint of about 30 countries and bodies!