The large family of Cartagena procesionista Ash Wednesday morning has an important appointment, Call of Easter.
It will be at 20.30 hours, from the balcony of the Town Hall, when older siblings will communicate its decision to take out processions on the street and give them the mayor traditional check.
A few minutes before the boards will have met board and general councils of Marrajos, Californios, Raised Relief, to approve this year again have processions in Cartagena.
Since its seats will match the processions of the brotherhoods and have come together, with music of Holy Week, the Town Hall Square.
The Town Hall will be expected the mayor, Pilar Barreiro, with a large representation of councilors of the Municipal Corporation.
Already in the balcony the speeches take place.
First Vice President of the Board of guilds, Juan Carlos de la Cerra, who on behalf of the other older brothers, Sunday Bastida, Thomas Martinez and Manuel Martinez, communicate the decision to the mayor and ask permission to take this year to processions street.
The mayor will deliver to their agreement and the brothers check embodying the direct financial assistance granted by the City to the processions.
The event will conclude with the traditional cry of music and the street, with the entourage procesionistas, and with the mayor and council members, will head to the sound of Easter marches back to the Basilica of Charity, where he held the traditional offering to the patron.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena