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On Friday April 15th Cartagena celebrates his big day, the Friday before, and with him their patron saint, the Virgin of Charity, in a day for which activities and celebrations are being prepared to give the go-ahead to the Week Santa.
The first procession of the Brotherhood of Christ Relief, founded by the Duke of Veragua, will take place at four in the morning and depart from the vicinity of the Old Cathedral, with a penitential procession through the main streets lead hull old city the images of the Virgin de la Soledad del Consuelo and the Christ, a Via Crucis to arrive in the Church of Charity in the early hours of the morning.
TRADITIONAL GOLD OUNCE
The next act traditional Good Friday will begin at 10.30 am, with the output of the Municipal Corporation from the Palace Hall carrying the banner of the City way to the church of Charity, with an entourage consisting of police gala trumpeters, and alguacilillos maceros as mark the old ceremonial.
Once in the church, the Mayor, Pilar Barreiro, during a mass celebrated by the bishop, José Manuel Lorca Planes, honor the tradition of the Offering of an ounce of gold to the patron saint, a tradition that dates back to 1762 and that embodies the economic contribution made each year the city of Cartagena for the sick poor of the Holy and Royal Hospital of Charity.
Prego "N EN EL TEATRO CIRCO
Later, at 12.30 hours, the cardinal archbishop of Seville, Carlos Amigo, will be responsible for delivering the Proclamation of Easter 2011.
Vice President of the Board of guilds, Sunday Bastida, make a sketch of the Nazarene preacher and the Mayor, María Luisa Ferrando, then move to read the Proclamation and delivery of the title of Mayor Nazarene, ending with the act take place in the Nuevo Teatro Circo.
The act of opening speech will be broadcast live via the web municipal de Semana Santa.
OFFERING TO THE VIRGIN
Throughout the day, the Cartagena will come to the church of Charity to make your offering to the patron.
45 groups will participate this year, around 2,000 people, including trumpets and drums bands, associations and groups, who will come to the temple wearing the costume of Cartagena.
The wreaths will be back throughout the day, either individually or in groups, going to the church door and from morning until evening.
To this end, has set up a prefabricated metal grille designed exclusively for this event, which will collect flowers to offer the public.
As for the parade will run from 17.00 on by City Hall Plaza, Mayor, Plaza San Sebastian, Puerta de Murcia, Sagasta, Tolosa Latour, Carmen, Santa Florentina, Park Plaza López Pinto, Serreta and Charity Church .
LATEST PROCESSIONS OF THE DAY
The day will end as it began, with processions: one of the brotherhood California, the Holy Christ of Mercy and the Virgin of the Rosary, which will be nine in the evening from the Church of Santa María de Gracia, and other, of the Virgin of Charity of alum, which will also nine at night from the parish council, bearing the image carved in 1951 by José Lozano Rock and was venerated in the basilica of the town disappeared Refinery Escombreras .
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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