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On a spring morning that provoked the exhaustion and fainting of some of the penitents, the procession of the Risen One departed, which put an end to the intense Holy Week of Cartagena, during which the passionate parades of Socorro, Calfornios, Marrajos and the Risen One.
The latter were responsible for putting the finishing touch, with his usual joy and color, and the youth of most of his penitents.
In this procession also participated the mayor of Cartagena, Jose Lopez, accompanied to the image of the holder of the brotherhood.
As in all the previous parades, it was again much more public than other years, that from half past ten that the procession of Santa Maria departed, until after three in the afternoon in which it was collected, it congregated along the route .
Its final section, from the slope of the Calle del Cañón to the Church, was the most emotional, with the portapasos of the Virgin of Beautiful Love, climbing it to legionary passage and escorted by the Artillery picket.
A WEEK "MAGNIFICENT IN ALL SENSES"
The mayor of Cartagena, José López, has made a balance and described this Easter as "magnificent" in all senses "because time has accompanied and that has made more people come, both from the city and from the outside , To the processional parades and also to spend the weekend, since the temperature was pleasant to fall this holiday approximately 15 days later than last year.
"There have been no problems of any kind, the processions have come out, they have been collected normally" and both the public and the elder brothers and processionists are very happy, stressed the mayor, who has also highlighted the atmosphere of the streets, "Crowded with people," and some of them that were sometimes half empty this time were full.
According to Lopez, from Hostecar, figures of close to 100% of hotel occupancy during the weekend and about 80% the rest of days are shuffled.
After Easter, the mayor has made a very positive evaluation of the parades of the year 2017, also highlighting the novelties, such as the proclamation of the proclamation, the extraordinary concert of marches in symphonic format and the location of spaces reserved for people With reduced mobility during the tours of the parades.
"Holy Week has been magnificent in every way.
The weather has been very good, which has made more people come to the parades and also spend the weekend attracted by the weather, "said the mayor.
Similarly, Lopez has said that one of the keys has been that "there was much desire for Easter.
There have been no problems of any kind.
The older brothers, the processionists and the public are delighted. "
"We signed it for years to come," said the mayor.
José López has also evaluated very positively the hotel occupancy in the city during Holy Week.
In this sense has indicated that "from HOSTECAR we are told that during the weekend hotel occupancy has been one hundred percent and eighty percent during the rest of days."
Finally, Lopez pointed out that "the streets were crowded with people.
Even streets like the Park and the Serreta, which normally are half empty during the parades, were full.
That is to applaud and celebrate. "
On the other hand, it is possible to emphasize as far as the main novelties that have been realized in the face of Holy Week 2017, the success and the good acceptance that have had between the Cartagena and visitors.
Thus, the proclamation, which usually took place on the morning of the Friday of Sorrows, meant that all the acts of that day were dedicated to the Patroness of the city, the Virgin of Charity.
Likewise, the first extraordinary concert of Holy Week marches in symphonic format, which was in charge of the Cartagena Chamber Orchestra, gathered hundreds of processionists in the Auditorium and Congress Hall on the morning of the Passion Saturday.
During the event, promoted by the Culture and Heritage area directed by Ricardo Segado, some of the most well-known pieces and the characteristic touches of the Cartagena processions were interpreted, which, together with the majestic interpretation and adaptation, managed to excite much of the Public meeting.
Another important novelty has been the location of zones bounded along the route of the parades for people with reduced mobility.
This measure, adopted by the municipal government will be extended to the rest of celebrations that are held in the city.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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