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a celebration of the feast of All Saints, November 1, in Cartagena, will, as is tradition, the launch of a series of special municipal services in order to facilitate the cartageneros access to cemeteries and graveyards to commemorate this important date.
Thus the service of urban buses to the cemeteries of the municipality will be expanded, will return to the Paseo Alfonso XIII the flower market and the local police will deploy special undispositivo to regulate traffic and prevent traffic jams at the entrances to the cemeteries.
Cartagena Local Police will strengthen, from Saturday 29 October, traffic surveillance at the entrances to the cemeteries in these days of greater influx of visitors.
On Tuesday November 1, the feast of All Saints, a representation of the Municipal Corporation, headed by Councilman Area Quality of Life, Francisco Calderon will visit the four cemeteries whose administration depends on the City of Cartagena, as are those of Our lady of Remedios, Santa Lucia, San Antonio Abad, in the neighborhood of San Anton, the cemetery of Alumbres and San Ginés de la Jara.
At 11 am will begin the day in the cemetery of St. Lucia, where the entourage come to the cemetery and then a Mass, followed by a dirge be held.
Subsequently, in addition to the previous visit, municipal representatives come to the cemetery of San Anton, where about 12.30 hours, they made an offering of flowers.
And this year, it will conduct a tour of the cemetery of Alumbres and San Ginés de la Jara.
FLOWER MARKET SALES
Another tradition that remains is the flower market on the occasion of the feast of All Saints, which will run from October 30 to November 1 inclusive.
It shall consist of twenty stalls selling flowers, located on Paseo Alfonso XIII, specifically on the side of the Jiménez Institute of the Sword, and another in Plaza Antonio Asensio El Algar.
Operating hours will be from 8.00 to 20.00 hours on 30 and 31 October, and from 8.00 to 14.00 hours, from November 1.
BUSES TO THE CEMETERY
The urban transport service will also be strengthened on the Day of All Saints, specifically in the bus lines that reach municipal cemeteries, to facilitate the access of citizens to them, which intensifies these days.
Thus, on Tuesday 1st business day service will remain on line 5, linking the cemeteries of San Anton and Lo Campano, with buses every 15 minutes from 7.00 until 15.00 hours and from this time, the service will be like a festival, every 30 minutes.
The same schedule will be urban line number 7, which runs through the nearby cemetery of San Antonio Abad.
During the weekend, the service will remain in its regular schedule, although the service line 5 would also be reinforced on Sunday October 30 if demand so requires users.
Visiting hours to cemeteries will be the usual, but will become more flexible response to the needs of vistantes.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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