According to the spokesman of Citizens Cartagena, Manuel Padin, "postularnos to host this important international festival is a great opportunity to show the world the traditions and cartagenera culture, attracting cultural tourism, promote our businesses, our hospitality, and fill in a week of life and color the streets of Cartagena ".
The Municipal Cartagena Citizens Group will urge the City Council, through a motion to be presented at the next plenary, to initiate the relevant procedures to request the International Committee of the Europeade and other relevant bodies holding this meeting in Cartagena in 2019 .
According to the spokesman of Citizens Cartagena, Manuel Padin, "postularnos to host this important international festival is a great opportunity to show the world the traditions and cartagenera culture, attracting cultural tourism, promote our businesses, our hospitality, and fill in a week of life and color the streets of Cartagena ".
For the spokesman orange training, "one of the evidence that host this festival is interesting for our cultural, tourist and economic interests is that in all Spanish cities where it has been held on occasion have been postulated to return to I be. "
According Padin, "Few cities can boast a cultural and folkloric legacy as ours so we have more serious options to be chosen to host the biggest party of European popular culture."
This year marks the 53rd edition in Namur (Belgium), and have been assigned the seats to the 55th edition, to be held in Portugal, particularly in Viseu, "is the key moment, it's time to bet big, the time to be candidates and the 56th edition of the Europeade in 2019 in the city of Cartagena is celebrated, "concluded Manuel Padin.
Spokesman Citizens also pointed out that if it comes to the choice of Cartagena the organization, collaboration occur, and details should go hand Folkloric Group of La Palma, "which are the most familiar with the culture and traditions of Cartagena ".
What is the Europeade?
The Europeade is a European cultural festival of five days, where 5000 dancers, musicians and singers involved.
It is not just a festival, it is an international event where European unity and respect for our diversity and cultural identity is promoted.
The Europeade is an independent 5000 annual meeting of people passionate about dancing and popular music in Europe.
Each year, they meet in summer for a week (usually in a different city).
There the different dances are shown in various shows on big stages of the host city, and a dance, a parade and an ecumenical service is held.
The groups dance, sing and play their music, dressed in their traditional costumes, throughout the city, day and night.
Source: Ciudadanos Cartagena