Portal de Cartagena
www.portaldecartagena.com
More than thirty ships in the port escorted the patron saint of sailors during the procession, in which, and in keeping with tradition, he threw a wreath to pay tribute to those who died at sea
Faithful, fishermen and neighbors clothed in the afternoon of Tuesday the patron saint of sailors, the Virgen del Carmen, in the events organized on the occasion of his feast.
While it started early in the morning, when the Fishermen fish batches delivered ten social entities Cartagena, afternoon, the Santa Lucia and the Brotherhood fleet dressed in their finery to celebrate once again the traditional procession.
After High Mass, celebrated in the Church of St. James, which was attended by district councilors, Isaiah Camarzana and María José Roca, Marinera procession took place. The image of the patron, was ported to the vessel shoulder Isabel Martinez Cartagena, from which the Virgen del Carmen sailed to the mouth of the Port.
More than thirty vessels undertook the same voyage and, as has become tradition, during the tour threw a wreath into the sea to honor those who died at sea.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
Privacy policy
- Legal notice
- Cookies