Mocadorada (also known as Mocadorà, from the word Mocador, the Valencian word for handkerchief), is a tradition from the Valencian Community celebrated each October 9, concurring with the National Day of Valencia. It consists of a collection of frutta martorana where the marzipan fruits are held inside of a handkerchief.[1][2][3]
| Part of National Day of Valencia | |
 Bakery storefront decorated for October 9. The marzipan fruits are displayed alongside the Valencian flag. |
The mocadorà takes part of Saint Denis festivities in the Valencian Community, being considered both the Lover's day and the National Day, being also a Public Holiday since 1982.[4][5][6] As part of the Lover's day celebrations, the tradition states that the mocadorà is given as a present to a beloved person.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "El 'San Valentín valenciano' reivindica la libertad sexual". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ María Francisca Olmedo de Cerdá (2003). Callejeando por Valencia (in Spanish). Carena Editors. p. 133. ISBN 9788487398728.
- ^ La mocadorà de Sant Donís Las Provincias, 09-10-2010
- ^ El 9 de Octubre, Jornada de Afirmación del País Valenciano Diario El País, 15-09-1976
- ^ Diario EL PAÍS, 24/09/1977: "El "plenari" de parlamentarios convoca la "diada" del País Valenciano"
- ^ ¿Por qué se celebra el Nou d'Octubre? Levante-EMV, 02-10-19
- ^ "La "mocadorà" en el ritual amoroso". Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ Temes d'etnografia valenciana. Joan F. Mira, Joan Mateu. [Valencia]: Institució Alfons el Magnànim, Diputació de València. 1983. p. 189. ISBN 84-00-05418-0. OCLC 11345949.
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