The Gran Fiesta de la Roscón de Reyes was held in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, organized by COPE Cartagena and the City Council, through the Department of Festivities, and in collaboration with the 'Pastry Friends' group brought together thousands of people In front of the Consistorial Palace in a multitudinous appointment that, like every year, served to soften the wait before the arrival of the Magi.
This time a giant rosé of 230 meters in length - the largest of all editions - was distributed and more than 5,000 rations were distributed, a figure that far surpassed the 3,000 that were calculated before the event.
The typical Christmas sweets included more than 200 gifts from the sponsors, including a bicycle, hams, farm weekends, dinners, physiotherapy sessions and much more.
The traditional event, which filled the Town Hall Square with atmosphere, was attended by local government authorities.
They attended the mayor of Cartagena, José López;
The Deputy Mayor, Ana Belén Castejón;
And also the councilman of Youth, Ricardo Segado;
The Councilor for Tourism, Obdulia Gómez;
The Councilor of Celebrations, Juan Pedro Torralba;
The Councilor for Transparency, María José Soler;
The Councilor for the Area of ​​Quality of Life, Francisco José Calderón;
And the councilor of Finance, Isabel Garcia.
'The illusion in kilos of roscón' was the slogan chosen for the current edition of this act, which on this occasion had a multitude of animation activities prior to the distribution of this delicacy as were, among others, 'zumba' for children, the Children's concert 'El bosque de las canciones', the performances of Mago Abel and artists Sergio Rivera, Ana Ruiz and Salva Ortega or the presence of some players from the first squad of FC Cartagena.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena