Hondarribia today hosts a Alarde marked by 30 years of division

Hondarribia celebrates today, September 8, its great day on the occasion of the Alarde , marked by the different ways of understanding the participation of women in the parade and the division that has been maintained for three decades.

Unlike in Irun, there are not two parallel parades in Hondarribia, but a traditional Alarde and the Jaizkibel company, which has been calling for years for the parade and the participation of women as soldiers.

The traditionalprivately organized Alarde, which will depart at 8.55 a.m. from the Gernikako Arbola campground and tour the streets of Hondarribia, consists of 20 companies , each composed of men soldiers and women singers.

On the other hand, Jaizkibel will be 30 years old this year fighting for the egalitarian boast. The company will take its cantinera and then head to the Gernika Tree Field, from where, at 7.55 a.m., it will head to Main Street in the Old Town.

The Jaizkibel company was founded three decades ago to defend the model of bragging so that women can also participate as soldiers. Three decades later, the claim goes ahead without finding a way out of the conflict.

As a novelty this year, Jaizkibel has given its members the freedom to parade in the dress of the company they feel bound to, to argue that the colors and symbols of the companies are everyone's heritage.

Emakunde's director, Mira Elgarresta , calls for the day to be held in a climate of respect and coexistence, and calls on institutions and authorities to promote dialogue between all parties in order to advance real equality.

Throughout the morning, the streets of Hondarribia will be crowded to follow the different moments of the party. Jaizkibel will be the first to take the tour, starting at 7.55 a.m., while the traditional boast will begin an hour later, at 8.55 a.m.

Jaizkibel will parade at 5:00 p.m. and the traditional Alarde at 5:30 p.m.

Thus, Hondarribia celebrates its great day with two different ways of understanding the Alarde and a claim that, 30 years after the birth of Jaizkibel, remains without an agreed solution.