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In Cartagena, on Holy Thursday, it has always been a very important day since at noon, thousands of Cartagena people who were living or working outside the city returned on this occasion to meet with family and friends around the processions of the Holy Week.
This same day, since 1984, an act was held in the city in Homage to the Absent Cartageneros where they were recognized for bringing Cartagena to other cities in Spain or outside of it where they worked or resided.
After 7 years of absence, the traditional Homage to the Absent Cartagena, which ended in 2012 due to health problems of the president of the Association of Friends of San Juan, returns this year, at 12:30 pm, April 18, on Thursday Holy.
This event is organized by the Association of Friends of Missing Cartagena and in which the City of Cartagena collaborates.
The presentation of the event was made by the Councilor for Culture, David Martínez, the president of the Association of Friends of the Missing Cartagenero, Domingo Bastida, and the vice president of the association, Janine Alcaraz.
The councilman of Culture, David Martinez, recalled the work being done by some absent Cartagena as they are in Madrid to "create a brotherhood in honor of the Virgin of Charity, where prayers are sung, the marches of Grenadiers are heard and Jews and Masses are held every Thursday in honor of the patron saint of Cartagena. "
In addition, it has affirmed that this serves as "nexus of union" between Cartagena and the capital of Spain.
Cartageneros from Tarragona, Madrid, Barcelona and other cities will attend the Royal Economic Society of Friends of the Country to recognize and pay homage to them.
The president of the Association of Friends of the Missing Cartagenero, an association founded today, Domingo Bastida, has indicated that on Holy Thursday, at noon, in this act "of recuentro of friendships, emotions and sensations" will be delivered a gift and a magazine about Cartagena and the Cartagena missing the assistants.
The vice president of the association, Janine Alcaraz, has been in charge of explaining what this act consists of, a program that is maintained and that has not changed.
In the first place, the Cartagena writer, Rosa García Oliver, will make a welcome speech that will lead to the reading of two poems by Cristina Pilar Martínez and Javier Bastida.
Also, there will be some institutional words and magazines and gifts will be delivered to the attendees.
The assistance of David Martínez and members of the municipal corporation is expected.
The mayor of Culture has concluded invited all Cartagena that despite working or living outside the city "continue to maintain the feeling and the bond with the land that has been born."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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