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From Friday 3 to Sunday 5 May, Cartagena is experiencing a new edition of the Cruces de Mayo.
6 stages will decorate the Plaza del Icue, San Francisco, Plaza Juan XXIII, Plaza de San Sebastián, del Rey and the City Hall.
In them there will be musical performances and parades during these dates.
Likewise, the brotherhoods Marraja and California will put crosses in their seats during this festivity.
The pilgrims will also participate in the May Crosses from the Town Hall Square dressed in their typical costumes.
On Friday, May 3, the May Crosses start at 5:00 pm, with musical performances at the Plaza Juan XXIII, at 7:00 pm at the Plaza del Icue, at 9:30 pm at the Plaza del Rey, at 10 pm hours in Plaza San Francisco and Plaza San Sebastián.
Las Cruces de Mayo continue on Saturday, May 4 with parades in the morning and afternoon by the bagpipers association through the historic center of the city.
At 12:30, the Town Hall Square hosts a concert by the music band Sauces, which will show its repertoire of pasodobles from Cartagena.
At 1:30 p.m., Plaza del Icue and Plaza Juan XXIII will also hold musical performances.
The Plaza San Sebastián will also host a concert at 5:30 p.m.
At 6 pm, it is the turn of the Plaza del Rey to hold a concert.
The Plaza del Ayuntamiento will have another concert at 7:30 p.m., with the performance of the ballet of Carmen Baños and Ana Zapata.
The Plaza del Icue at 9:30 p.m. will have musical performances.
At 10 pm, the Azabache group will offer a live concert at the Plaza Juan XXIII.
At that time, the Plaza de San Francisco and Plaza San Sebastián will also host musical performances.
At 22:30 hours, the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.
On Sunday, May 5 starts with a parade at noon by the band of music of Our Lady of Solitude, which will tour the historic center of Cartagena.
At 12:30 hours there will be concerts in Plaza Juan XXIII and Plaza del Rey.
At 13 o'clock, the final touch is put on the May 2019 Crosses in Plaza San Francisco with the performance of the group Desflamencados, which is a tribute to Siempre así.
The councilman of celebrations of the City of Cartagena, Juan Pedro Torralba, said that the Municipal Council's determination is "to make the leisure and enjoyment of this party compatible with the rights of the residents of the center, in such a way that the municipal ordinance is complied with. protection of the environment, against noise and vibrations currently in force ".
Likewise, the mayor Torralba wanted to make clear "that it is not only to guarantee the rest of the neighbors, but that it is essential to keep the accesses clear to keep the passage of ambulances, emergency vehicles, police and firefighters.
The councilman of Celebration of Cartagena has wanted to remember that Spain is in level 4 of warning antiterrorist, reason why it is necessary to extreme the security in events where great agglomerations of people are expected.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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