Muslim games festival
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About the project
Muslim games festival
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Volunteers will collaborate and actively participate in the recreation of the "Aben Humeya Moriscos
Games" that began in the year 1569 and were rescued by the town of Purchena in 1993. Declared of
"National Tourist Interest" by the Junta de Andalucía, the Moriscos Games are a sample of the Andalusian
legacy, with music, song and dance competitions, samples of Maghrebi cuisine, souk artisanal, all enriched
with nocturnal performances of Andalusian, Arab and ethnic music groups.
💼 What the programme involves
Main activities:
• Theatrical performances.
• Organization of the "Moriscos Games" sport event.
• Design and execution of graffiti based on games.
• Management of a cultural and gastronomic "haima" in the souk.
• Dissemination and international promotion of the Games (through video / photo / social networks)
Complementary activities:
• In search of inspiration through the local path of graffiti.
• Video projections about the Games.
• Visits to the Alcazaba of Purchena and Almería.
• Night photographic route.
• Discovering the key characters of the Moriscos Games (interaction activity).
- Group dynamics.
• Interaction activities with the locals about the Games.
- Night photographic route (discovering the locals more "Moors").
• Meeting with local and European volunteers.
• Activities in the pool.
• Welcome and farewell party.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Municipal Sports Pavilion (enabled as a hostel). Rambla Gevas s / n, 04870 Purchena
🍲 Food
Included 3 meals per day
🎒 Leisure activities
Purchena is a town in the province of Almeria, with just over 1,600 inhabitants. It is located at 91 Km from
the capital in the heart of the Almanzora River Valley, at the foot of the Sierra de los Filabres and enjoys
from a privileged enclave repopulated with pines and oaks. It is a municipality with a great historical legacy
and culture of which stands out the celebration of the Morisco Games of Aben Humeya, declared of
interest tourist
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
Bridges-05-PURCHENA
16/07/2018 → 30/07/2018
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–30 years old
Solidarity donation
40.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
04870 Purchena, Almería, Spain
Spain
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
🛡️ Before you leave
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