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The first procession of Spain will dawn on Good Friday in Cartagena.
It will be the beginning of an intense day filled with meetings and processions in the city held the Great Day of the popular patron saint, the Virgin of Charity, and the start of a unique ten-day Easter, declared of International Tourist Interest.
At half past three in the morning, from around the Old Cathedral, will start the first procession, with the Cross of the Brotherhood of Christ of Socorro.
Founded by the Duke of Veragua in XVII century, is an austere penitential procession is accompanied only by a muffled drum and prayer stations along the main streets of the Old Quarter.
In it the images of the Virgin of Solitude and the Christ of Consuelo Moreno procession.
Especially emotive be the first stop before the official patron of Cartagena, the Virgen del Rosell, in Santa Maria de Gracia, and later on the six o'clock, before the popular patron saint, the Virgin of Charity, in the Basilica of it name.
His collection is scheduled for 7.45 hours.
OFFERING OUNCE GOLD
The intense day continue at 10.10 hours, with the output of the Municipal Corporation from the Town Hall to the Basilica of Charity.
The solemn and traditional procession will be accompanied by trumpeters, sergeants and alguacilillos.
In it, the youngest member of the Corporation, the Councillor Ruth Collins will carry the banner of the city.
At 10.30 am Mass will begin in honor of Charity who officiate the Bishop of Cartagena, Jose Manuel Lorca Planes, and in which the Mayor, Pilar Barreiro, comply with the tradition of the Offering of an ounce of gold dating from 1762 and symbolizing economic contribution made every year the city of Cartagena for the sick poor of the Holy and Royal Hospital Charity.
Prega "N IN THE THEATRE CIRCUS Later, at 12:30, the Proclamation of Easter will be held at the New Theatre Circus, which this time will be borne by Santiago Diaz Izquierdo, president of the Year Award Procesionista. At the ceremony appointing Mayor Nazarene also deliver to face Cati Burruezo.
The event will be public and admission is open to as many people want to attend, no limitations other than the capacity of the theater.
At the end of the same attendees with the issue of the proclamation, sponsored by the Catholic University San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM) was giving away.
The opening speech will be broadcast live over the internet through the website semanasanta.cartagena.es , the portal dedicated to the processions of Cartagena, and where you can watch live and recorded processions through the collaboration of TELECARTAGENA local station for cable.
This is also available on the City of Cartagena channel on Youtube in which it has created a special playlist of Easter.
FLORAL OFFERING TO CHARITY Under the organization of the Department of Celebrations, throughout the day, Cartagena can drive up to the church of Charity for their Floral Offering to the patron.
As has been happening for years offerings may be made ​​individually throughout the day, or group through the procession will depart in the afternoon.
Those who choose to do so individually must carry bouquets of flowers, carnations six to eight preferably in white, red or pink, without wrap or cellophane.
Municipal employees are instructed to collect the flowers from the morning and go to compose the mosaic that is enabled at the entrance of the temple.
Also on the occasion of the feast of the patron, The Musical Union Cartagonova perform a concert at the Town Hall Square at 12.00, directed by Jaime Belda .A 17 hours leave the procession of floral wreath from the Town Hall Square in the direction the Basilica of Charity with the following route: Calle Mayor, Plaza de San Sebastián, Puerta de Murcia, Sagasta, Carmen, Santa Florentina, Park, Plaza López Pinto, Merganser and Basilica of the Caridad.52 associations and groups in neighborhoods and councils totaling more than 1,500 people will participate in the event, which will also join those who want it, dressed in the typical costume Cartagena, preferably.
Among the participating groups are pipe bands, bugles and drums, choirs and dance groups, street musicians and crews of Campo de Cartagena, acting with the landlady and deposited with flowers that will be compiling a floral blanket around the patron .
There will be free chairs along the entire route of the procession, according to the contract award to the company Chairs Gil Morales SL
LATEST PROCESIONES THE DAY A The day will end as it began, with processions.
First, the Stations of the Cross of Christ of the Divine Mercy, due out at six pm from the Plaza de la Merced with the following schedule: Duque, Plaza de San Ginés, San Francisco, Plaza San Francisco, Arch Caridad, San Vicente, Plaza de López Pinto, Merganser, Charity, Plaza de la Inmaculada, Duque and Plaza de la Merced (south and east) .The second is the first procession of the California brotherhood: the Holy Christ of Mercy and the Virgin of the Rosary, which will start at nine from the Church of Santa Maria de Gracia with the usual itinerary of the rest of processions, first passing through the street Air, Canyon and Mayor.La third is that of the Virgen de la Caridad of Alum, which also will leave at nine p.m. from the parish of San Roque, carrying the image carved in 1951 by José Lozano Rock and venerated in the missing Basilica populous Refinery tailings.
ALL THE INFORMATION "N ON THE WEB AND THE MÃ" VIL Of all these events and processions, as well as the rest of Holy Week, provides full information for citizens and visitors in the municipal website processions ( semanasanta.cartagena .com ), which prevail images, with over 700 photographs.
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This design also allows viewing through mobile live coverage of the processions, which this year will again offer the city of Cartagena in collaboration with local TV station TELECARTAGENA cable.
New this year will be made ​​retransmissions relying on the Municipal Youtube channel which will provide greater visibility and promotion of Easter and the ability to see the processions of days determined, a la carte.
Schedules retransmissions are:
Procession of Socorro.
DEFERRED Passion Saturday at 20:00 h. Proclamation of Easter, Good Friday, Good Friday Procession 12:30, 21:20 Procession Palm Sunday Procession 17:20 Easter Monday, 21:20 Procession of Holy Tuesday, 22:00 Procession of Holy Wednesday, 21:20 Procession of Holy Thursday.
DEFERRED Holy Saturday at 20:00 Procession of the Meeting.
DEFERRED Good Friday Procession at 19:00 Friday, 21:20 Procession Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday Procession 22:00 12:20
Easter page also provides schedules and routes of processions provided by the guilds and major acts of Lent, with links, Easter marches and warning notices and proclamations, pronounced since the mid 80's last century.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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