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Sixteen bodies and associations Cruces de Mayo installed in Cartagena, responding to the invitation of the Department of Celebrations.

Participants in this popular festival, mounted on traditional streets and squares and flowery crosses adorn the facades with various elements, accompanied by music and food.

Almost all of them will be installed between 3 and 5 May.

The successful previous editions has encouraged the council of Celebration to expand the celebration to Friday, in order to exploit another day its tourism and economic component.

Only St. Anton, St. Lucia and their crosses Torreciega mounted between 10 and 12 May.

In the City Centre will install the following:

FOLK GROUP PALM (Cuesta Baroness) COFRADÃ A mako (C / Jara) COFRADÃ TO CALIFORNIA (C / Air) COFRADÃ RISEN TO THE (C / Palas) COFRADÃ A RELIEF (C / San Miguel) SAN GINES ROMEROS BROTHERHOOD ( Plaza San Francisco) ELCORTE ENGLISH, A BENEFIT CÃ RITAS (Plaza Ayuntamiento)

In districts and councils, their neighborhood associations assembled the following:

BDA.

OUR LADY OF CHARITY (Chronicler Casal Square). THE PINACHO (Plaza Marina in St. Lucia) WELL STRAIT (C / Núñez de Balboa) WILLOWS (Parque) BDA.

SAN MIGUEL DORDA CHORUS (C / Leo) THE AZOHÃ A (Plaza Juan Paredes) SAN ANTON (Plaza La Purisima) on 10, 11 and 12SANTA LUCIA (Dock Santiago / Plaza Molina) on 10, 11 and 12TORRECIEGA (Social Local) 12th .

A May these crosses, we must add another fortnight terraces installed on as many bars in the city, districts and councils, which have led to the council of Celebration for authorization.

The festival of the Cruces de Mayo is celebrated in many Spanish cities and regions around May 3.

Its origin is religious because it commemorates the day on which according to tradition was found the cross of Christ by Saint Helena, mother of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great.

But along with this religious origin, remains popular with dances and other cultural activities around the different streets and places where they settle crosses decorated with flowers and other reasons.

In Cartagena participate very actively in the celebration of Holy Week brotherhoods, with other entities and catering establishments.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena