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This Saturday, July 20, another year is celebrated with various acts, organized by the Neighborhood Association of La Magdalena, with the collaboration of the Municipal Neighborhood Board of Marfagones Molinos and the Department of Celebrations of the City of Cartagena, in honor of María Magdalena, patron of the town that gives its name to the historic deputation of the western area of ​​the Cartagena countryside.

In 1787, the first population census was made in Spain, in which a total of 938 inhabitants were attributed to the area, taking La Magdalena as head of the party and describing it as a village of realengo - jurisdictional qualification that had the places directly dependent on the king -

Of those times, the chapel dedicated to the dedication of Mary Magdalene survives, a simple and humble construction, around which will develop a very special and different evening, in harmony with the environment and its history.

Paintings and sculptures will be present at the hand of the Association of Friends of Plastic Arts Pigments, with the exhibition of his exhibition 'The Templars, mystics, monks and warriors'.

The art in the form of cinema with the screening of the short film 'Veritas Vincit', promoted by the Alhory Youth Association of Cehegín and shot by half a hundred young people, belonging to this association.

A mass will be celebrated in honor of the patron.

After which a popular procession will be carried out accompanied by Ladies, Knights and Templar Cavalry with Riders of the 'La Crusade' Riding School and by the music of the music band Our Lady of La Soledad de Molinos Marfagones and Celticue pipers.

For their part, the knights and ladies of the 'School of Fencing: The Three Arms', based in the Casino de Cartagena, will fight in sword fights, as was done in the past and will go back to the audience to a legendary past.

Music and poetry will also be the protagonists tonight, led by cellist Ana Valero Lobato, who will perform classical sacred music and the Cartagena poet Antonio Soto, who has elaborated several poems around the figure of María Magdalena, in the act of Templar symbolic opening of the doors of the hermitage.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena