Wednesday,  15 May at 19.00 in the Conferences room of the Soler Blasco Museum.
Pasqual Costa Cholbi will give a talk by about recent archaeological excavations at the castle of Ocaive (Pedreguer).
The site of this medieval castle was occupied from recent prehistory (second millennium BC) until the fourteenth century, after the feudal conquest of the Marina Alta.

Click here for more information: The Castle of Ocaive and its administrative district

The AGM of the  Asociación Amigos del Museo de Xàbia will  take place on  Wednesday 13 February 2019, in the Auditorium  of the  Museum. 
The first call for the meeting will be at 18.30 and the second at 19. 00. 
AGENDA

1. The minutes of the last meeting
2. Address of the  President and the  Vice- President  and  the 
3. Secretary’s report 
   
4.  Report from the Membership Secretary 
5.  Treasurer’s report  (comments and questions). 
6.  Committee elections (from 2019 until  2021).

Presidente   Joaquim Bolufer Marqués
Vice president:  Francisco Moragues Buigues
Treasuer  Francisco Miralles
Vocal 1ra  Christine Betterton-Jones
Vocal 2da  Nina Davies
Vocal 3ra  Anne Sefton
Vocal 4º  Vacant
Secretary            : Mariana Rodríguez-Barba Luengo
Minute Secretary:  Vicenta Cruañes Moragues
Membership Secretary Irene Moekotte
(Josep Castelló y Pepa Roig have .resigned from the Committee)
7. Groups and Projects.
8. Any other business
The statutes of the Association are available for members to read, please ask the secretary.
Please note: At the end of the meeting you may be pay your subscription for 2019 and also join us for a drink.

Saturday February 9, a walk to the Torre de Capçades (Tower of Capsades) where we will start to clean up the vegetation growing over this archaeological site of an 11th Century tower and farmhouse from the Islamic period. 
We will go along country roads. The starting and meeting point is Raval de Baix, Carrer de Sant Antoni, at 10.30 am
If you prefer, you can drive (location map attached).
Bring gardening gloves, secateurs and other gardening tools.
Historical information: ​http://amuxabia.weebly.com/13-farmsteads-and-towers-in-xagravebia.html

..."The excavations carried out during these last two weeks by archaeologists, volunteers and members of the Amics del Museu de Xàbia (AMUX) association have confirmed the existence of what was probably a Bronze Age metal smelting furnace. According to Bolufer and Boronat, this finding is of great relevance since settlements with metallurgy activity are really scarce in the Valencian community. It is believed that this old workshop, whose main function was the casting of discarded metal objects for conversion into small items such as punches or needles, was linked to the shipping trade that came from the south of the Peninsula, where the metal industry had a very important role..."

For full story (in Castellano and Valenciano) see La Marina Plaza

Who was Father Christmas? Was he a real person? Why does he wear a red suit and ride a carriage pulled by reindeer? This short video describes the origins of the Christmas festivities and the origins and evolution  of the character of Father Christmas.

https://youtu.be/RMpEzJdvrtk

(Note:This has English subtitles.)

Thus, Santa Claus is symbolic of the seasonal ritual of giving gifts and togetherness. The gift of music is something we can all enjoy, and during this time of polarisation and disunity in the world it is good to use music to bring us together. This from Sabadell in Catalonia.

https://youtu.be/GBaHPND2QJg

Every year the John Lewis Partnership - a British employee-owned department store, founded in the 1860s, produces a special Christmas advertisement. This year they worked with the pop star Elton John to show how a well-chosen gift can inspire a child.

https://youtu.be/mNbSgMEZ_Tw

We all give presents to family and friends. But it is also important to remember those who we may not know. This from Germany.

https://youtu.be/wEK2Jwzqpg8