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Holy Week of Cartagena officially began its journey with the opening speech that this year has been borne deJoaquín Ortega, a lawyer, procesionista heart and president of the Casino of the city.
2016 barker began his speech with an emotional speech in which he has shown his personal vision of Easter cartagenera starting with early memories of a child Ortega.
In these words he has also had fond memories of his predecessors in the honorary position of town crier, placing the Apostle James as the first of the long list, being the first to preach in Cartagena passion, death and resurrection of Our Lord.
The harbinger of this year has made a journey through the history of the city and the role played Easter in this historical development, establishing a symbiosis and mutual influence between Cartagena and Santa.Las week peculiarities of a unique city, ancient in its historical, story Mediterranean port in terms of geographic location, military in regards to their way of being and acting and old Christian;
make, segúnOrtega, its own way of doing processions, different from what is being done in the rest of Spain.
Joaquin Ortega expressed his conviction that the rivalry between the brotherhoods is not a negative thing if it is well performed.
Understanding this rivalry as an incentive to improve, as a spur to reach the top, as expressed by the town crier.
He has not missed in this speech a review of the traditions, events, liturgies and processions that make up the Easter and in which the brotherhoods of all colors have been represented and extolled.
Moreover, Ortega stressed that the Easter of Cartagena is no stranger to the social reality of the times and the suffering of the people and, therefore, organizes and participates in charity projects to help the most needy.
For the crier, this duty to adapt to the times is not intended to change the Easter, but remains unchanged in the transcendent.
The event has also intervened Nazarene Mayor this year, Francisca Well, who excited thanked this distinction and has been flattered by the mayor of Cartagena, Jose Lopez, with a gold brooch.
In addition, Mayor Nazarene last year, Cara Catalina has delivered a bouquet of flowers.
The proclamation of Easter this year has enjoyed the presence of the President of the Regional Assembly, Rosa Peñalver;
the obispor of Cartagena, Jose Manuel Lorca Planes;
Maritime Action Admiral Manuel de la Puente;
and consjera of Culture, Noelia Arroyo;
along with other civil, military and academic authorities, the Municipal Corporation, the brotherhoods older brothers, presidents of associations, social and cultural organizations in the city, and friends and familiraes Crier and nazarena.
At the end of the act they have been presented with the print edition of the proclamation, sponsored by the Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia (UCAM).
This event was broadcast live on the Internet, through the semanasanta.cartagena.es website, the portal dedicated to the processions of Cartagena, and in which another year can be seen live and delayed processions, thanks the collaboration of the local station by TELECARTAGENA cable.
This will also be available in Cartagena delAyuntamiento Youtube channel which has created a special playlist of Easter.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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