{"id":19582,"date":"2023-03-29T09:37:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T07:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mojacar.es\/?p=19582"},"modified":"2023-03-29T09:37:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T07:37:14","slug":"mojacar-women-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mojacar.es\/en\/mojacar-women-association\/","title":{"rendered":"The first local Women\u00b4s Association is presented in Moj\u00e1car and the local council restores a new area of tourism interest."},"content":{"rendered":"

The first local Women\u00b4s Association is presented in Moj\u00e1car and the local council restores a new area of tourism interest.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\tThe first women\u2019s association of the locality has been presented in Moj\u00e1car, and which with the name \u201cMariquita La Pos\u00e1 Women\u2019s Association, got underway with a public act at the foot of the cave around which was formed one of the municipality\u2019s most famous legends.
\n\tA presentation which had a double character as Moj\u00e1car Council had for the occasion renovated this enclave and the surroundings for its incorporation into the already existing places of tourism interest and as an added value to the numerous points of interest in Moj\u00e1car\u2019s cultural offer.
\n\tThe event was attended by Nuria Rodriguez Martin, Mayor of Berja and Equality Deputy; Yolanda Fern\u00e1ndez, Director of the Equality and Family Department; Francisco Garc\u00eda Cerd\u00e1, Councillor Attached to the Mayor\u2019s Office in Moj\u00e1car Council; the association\u2019s governing board, as well as many members of the public, among whom were Moj\u00e1car Mayor Rosa Mar\u00eda Cano and members of her governing board.
\n\tWhen it came to the speeches, Francisco Garc\u00eda Cerd\u00e1 wanted to thank the Almer\u00eda Provincial Council for the support received for this initiative of Moj\u00e1car women, pioneers in the locality, as well as the municipal enhancement of another attraction of the municipality\u2019s heritage, in this case a magical place recovered from tradition. For his part, from the local council, Francisco Garc\u00eda Cerd\u00e1 publicly offered the support of the local authority so that they continue with their activity.
\n\tRaquel Jim\u00e9nez, Secretary of the association, highlighted the union, strength and creativity that arose thanks to the Ferrero Rocher Christmas award, \u201ca magical Christmas that we intend to extend throughout the year\u201d, and from which stemmed the idea of the association\u2019s creation.
\n\tFor her part, the Mariquita La Pos\u00e1 President, Ginesa Mar\u00eda Montoya Garc\u00eda, after thanking the local council for their unconditional collaboration and the Provincial Council for their support, expressed her satisfaction towards the members making up this association: women dedicated to rescuing the Moj\u00e1car traditions, \u201ctheir customs and the extensive cultural heritage of the village that will only be possible \u201cwith everyone\u2019s support.\u201d An association that was born \u201copen, participatory, apolitical, open to dialogue and independent.\u201d
\n\tDespite its short life, they have been in charge of decorating the indalos distributed around the old town, giving them themes, according to the occasion, and they have recovered the age-old custom of the Christmas bonus and the carnival masked parade, among other performances.
\n\tAt the same time, Moj\u00e1car Council has proceeded around the cave to recover the vegetation, creating a small garden, installing iron benches at the higher points, lighting and installing large old photographs in which young people can be seen in the cave and a sign explaining the legend, underlining its beauty and its magic.
\nThe legend of Mariquita la Pos\u00e1 (or the newly-wed), tells a story from many years ago in which an old alchemist lived in the mouth of a cave, located on a slope that puts us at the Plaza Nueva viewing point. An epidemic of plague that was devastating the population of Moj\u00e1car was the reason why Mar\u00eda, Mariquita, a beautiful young local woman, bravely decided to marry the old sorcerer who possessed the infallible remedy that would alleviate this evil. After the marriage, the alchemist, fearful of his wife\u2019s flight once she had got hold of the \u201csecret\u201d, day after day put off giving Mar\u00eda the remedy for the village\u2019s suffering. The woman, eager to free the population, one night when the sorcerer was sleeping, steeling herself with courage seized the pot which contained the life-saving liquid, thus exorcising the village from its terrible punishment. Fearing the revenge of the magician upon waking up and knowing the truth, she poured the liquid inside his mouth in order to rid herself of him for good.
\nDue to impatience and enthusiasm, on shaking the jar, a drop of the concoction fell on her right hand, leaving a hole, and casting a spell on her forever. And they say that the two are still there, \u201cbewitched\u201d\u2026 and that on the nights of a full moon you can see Mariquita prowling around the streets of the village lamenting her ill fate\u2026 The people of Moj\u00e1car, grateful, on passing by the cave used to sing: \u201cCome out, come out Mariquita la Pos\u00e1, the one with the \u201cpierced\u201d hand, and if she didn\u2019t have it the whole village would perish.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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