From Friday until next September 15th will be celebrating this holiday in honor of the patron saint of the city of Cartagena, Our Lady of Solitude, and for which there is provided a multitude of sports, cultural or gastronomic, among others, that will charm young and old
The local residents Marfagones Mills Cartagena already in full celebration of its festivities in honor of Our Lady of Solitude. Though officially begin Friday September 6, the first festive appetizer took place on Thursday 5, with the reopening House of Culture in which a small snack served for attendees.
Today Friday, will kick off at seven o'clock, from the hand of cheerful parade through the streets of the town to be entertained by the musical group Our Lady of Solitude, while ten at night there will be the lighting and ignition proclamation by the parish priest, Donato Zuñiga.
Witnesses exception of this first festive evening, which will continue with a performance by singer Salva Ortega, What time program so happy!, Will the council of Celebration and Sports, Florentina Garcia and Diego Ortega.
Ahead, nine days of festivities that will last until September 15, and they have a full schedule of activities for all ages.
Thus, for example, sports soccer championships excel with 7 or paddle, the Zumba Fitness class, or the third edition of Marfagones Mills Cross Duathlon which starts on Saturday 14, at six o'clock, from the association of local residents.
The events in honor of the Patroness begin Thursday 12 Youth Day with the Triduum in the parish of the town.
On Saturday 14, Day of Show and Migas, neighbors commemorate the big day of the holidays with an important novelty, as breaking the tradition, flowers are exchanged for an offering to the Patron Saint of bags of food or money to the needy . Immediately afterwards, there will be a Mass Rociera.
Already at eleven o'clock Sunday Mass will be held 15, and at seven o'clock the procession being the itinerary as follows: out of the Church, Puerto Shield, Main Street, Port of Spain, Health Centre, Puerto History, The Sanchez Way of Sanchez Street, Quarry Road to Marfagones Mills Church.
Also in these celebrations no shortage of musical performances, party costumes and foam, the parade of wedding dresses flamenco, exhibitions, pet contests and sweets and desserts, the great evening Trovera, or the concentration of classic motorcycles and cars and classic mini in the grounds of the neighborhood association.
For the finale a grand ball reserves by the will alone Raul musical note to the last evening from ten in the evening, and then awarded trophies in the various leagues. With the great fireworks in the midnight Marfagones Mills neighbors will say goodbye to the holidays of 2013.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena