Festivals in the Valencian Community

The fact of being the first canonized of the Kingdom of Valencia made him an emblem. His party on April 5 could not be solemnized because it almost always fell in the middle of Lent, which is why Clement VIII in 1594 granted that it be celebrated on Monday of the second week of Easter. Since then it has been doing so, thus lengthening the spring celebration of Easter in the Valencian region. Because of this transfer, its celebration coincides with the remnants of the rites of the aplecs, the Easter outings to the countryside to exalt the return of life and the ascending vitality of Nature, as well as with the Dia dels Combregars, that is, the day in which the viticum was taken to the residences of the sick and disabled so that they fulfilled the precept of receiving communion for Easter.

The Saint is celebrated in a special way, among other places, in the Vall d’Uix, Xirivella, Oliva, Cullera, Terrateig, Agullent, Teulada, Bussot, Sant Vicent del Raspeig, with outstanding pilgrimages in l’Alcora, Llucena, Borriol, Llria and Nules.

On the other hand, according to popular traditions, the wells of water that he pointed out will never dry up.

Its festival takes on a very particular character in the city of Valencia and certain neighboring towns by maintaining survivals of popular religious theater:
The Miracles of Saint Vincent.

This is what is said about springs from Traiguera, Cat, Morella, Cervera del Maestre, Navajas and Agullent. His party usually arrives at a time of the year when water plays a major role. From Easter on, the waters are blessed, such as those of the Font de Quart, in the Vall de Seg, and those of the Font de Sant Vicent, in Llria. Christianity could not suppress the ancient cult of springs, to which healing and marvelous virtues are attributed. In the baptismal font of San Vicente, in the Valencian parish of San Esteban, throughout history many children of his devotees have received the baptismal waters, and in his Birthplace his Pouet is considered miraculous.