The celebration of Easter in the villages and towns of Cartagena is growing every year and adding new features, such as the case of Alum, the Good Friday procession to the Virgen de la Caridad, whose image was restored sixteen years ago and last year he released throne, and this time will be accompanied by Our Lord Jesus in the painful step of Arrest, also known as the Captive Christ, which will for the first time that night.
These and other developments such as the addition of four new throne streetlights aluminum, the presented Tuesday responsible for the passion week of Alum, Jesus Bascuñana, which is Big Brother, and Jose Garcia, secretary, accompanied by the mayors Culture, David Martinez and Decentralization, Juan Pedro Torralba.
The mayor of Culture not want to miss the opportunity to thank the tenacity with which the neighbors have worked to restore the image of the Virgin, which is part of the history of Cartagena and culture, even beyond religious, becoming part of the traditions that we must preserve and the City council have our full support.
The poster for this year, with the Virgin of Charity of Alumbres as absolute protagonist, will announce a full program of events taking place during Lent in Cartagena council, which will start on February 26 with the opening of Holy Week of Alum, which is payable by the mayor, Jose Lopez, from 20.30 in the parish of San Roque.
The events will be completed with besapié Captive Christ, on March 4, Triduum Mass to be held on 16 and 17 March, at 19.00 hours, and 18, at 20.00 hours, leaving after the procession, culminating on March 21, with a penitential via crucis through the streets of Alum with Nuestro Padre Jesus captive.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena