Mocadorada (also known as Mocadorà, derived word from ''Mocador'', the

Valencian Valencian () or Valencian language () is the official, historical and traditional name used in the Valencian Community (Spain), and unofficially in the Carche, El Carche comarca in Región de Murcia, Murcia (Spain), to refer to the Romance lan ...

word for

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), is a tradition from the

Valencian Community The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with ...

celebrated each

October 9 Events Pre-1600 * 768 – Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned kings of the Franks. * 1238 – James I of Aragon founds the Kingdom of Valencia. * 1410 – The first known mention of the Prague astronomical clock. * 1446 &ndash ...

, concurring with the National Day of Valencia. It consists of a collection of

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where the

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fruits are held inside of a

. The mocadorà takes part of Saint Denis festivities in the

, being considered both the Lover's day and the National Day, being also a

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since 1982.Diari
EL PAÍS
24/09/1977: "
El "plenari" de parlamentarios convoca la "diada" del País Valenciano
'"
Levante-EMV, 02-10-19 As part of the Lover's day celebrations, the tradition states that the mocadorà is given as a present to a beloved person.

References

{{Reflist Days celebrating love Saints days History of the Valencian Community