Rites Marking Defeat of Moors Are Scaled Back
From Times Wire Reports
Some traditional Spanish festivals that include effigies of Muhammad are being scaled back to avoid offending Muslims, a Spanish newspaper reported.
The festivals commemorate Spain’s expulsion of the Moors in 1492. The fiestas, which each village holds on a different date, are common in many areas of Spain, particularly around the southeastern city of Valencia. Revelers sometimes stage mock battles. In the finale, Christians defeat Muslim Moors, and an image of the prophet is destroyed.
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