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The rattle the Church of Santa María de Gracia will ring tonight for the first time in Easter, after after the restoration of the facade of the temple, its bell tower has been equipped with this ancient element of warning to the population that replaces the ringing of bells , during the vigil of the resurrection, according to the Catholic liturgy.

Since Easter began last Friday in Dolores, the opening of church doors has been announced with a ringing of bells, for citizens to sing the Cartagena greeting from the balconies of their homes, except yesterday, Holy Thursday, which it was replaced by a touch of prayer or death.

Today Good Friday and Saturday morning of Glory, the announcement will be made by means of this rattle or ratchet, consisting of a wooden cross that rotates and is struck by mallets that resemble the sound of the nails of Christ.

It is a tradition that had been lost many years ago and is recovering again

Starting at 8:45 p.m., the City of Cartagena, in collaboration with the local radio station Onda Cartagena, will carry out a program that can be followed live through the municipal channels of Yotube and Facebook, and on 87.5 FM

There will be telephone interviews with protagonists of the Encuentro and Santo Entierro processions, who should have left last morning and tonight.

About 20:59 it is planned that the sound of the rattle will begin, which will give way to the traditional rocket and the opening of the doors of Santa María, to the rhythm of a deaf drum.

Then the salve from Cartagena will be sung, which will conclude with the national anthem, as in all the collected ones.

The City Council of Cartagena carries out these broadcasts in accordance with the statement issued by the mayor, Ana Belén Castejón, so that, even if the processions had been suspended due to the coronavirus health crisis, citizens adorned their balconies and could revive every night from their balconies the oldest tradition that Cartagena maintain with a special unanimity.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena