The Comissió of Festes Majors Patronals 2018 celebrates Christmas with Benidorm's people

The councilor of Fiestas, Jesús Carrobles, together with the president of the Comissió de Festes Majors Patronals 2018, Paco Marín, and the representative of Ganduls Club, Pepe López, have presented this afternoon the program of Christmas activities organized by the members of the Commission of Benidorm. Carrobles thanked the effort made by the commission in the preparation of a program that last year "was a success and a great success of participation and public."

The first of the activities presented was the Sweets Contest on Saturday, December 23. This year anyone who wants and is good at cooking will be able to participate with their "typical Christmas sweets", said Marín, who has specified that it will be possible to participate with pastries "typical of the Valencian Community, although all sweet will be equally you are welcome". The sweets will be presented from 11.00 in the morning and until 7.00 pm, in the bar of the Comissió, located in the Plaza de la Navidad. The jury will give its verdict before 20.00, time at which the awards ceremony is scheduled: a first and a second.

On the activities of Christmas Eve, Jesus Carrobles announced that from 11.00 in the morning "there will be 'xirimiters', dj's and performances for children." The program is complemented by a careful gastronomic offer with "montaditos, paellas, arròs amb fesols, piles, barbecue" everything, the mayor has specified "at popular prices". Carrobles has highlighted the collaboration, one more year, of the Penya Ganduls "although -ha pointed- of 'ganduls' have little, they work. And a lot! "Because that attitude is what allows parties and activities organized by the Comissió" continue to grow year after year ". The representative of the Penya, Pepe López, for his part has been very satisfied with the programming and has stressed that "all the benefits obtained" from these Christmas events "will also affect the parties and we, the clubs, we are also part of the party. "

The Comissió has also organized a tasting of traditional sweets that will take place on the night of the 24th, after the traditional Misa del Gallo, at the doors of the Church of Sant Jaume and Santa Anna.