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On Friday March 26 Cartagena celebrates its Big Day, the Friday before, and with him their patron saint, the Virgen de la Caridad, a day which will develop activities and events including the start of Holy Week.
The first procession of the Brotherhood of Christ Relief, founded by the Duke of Veragua, will take place at four in the morning and depart from the vicinity of the Old Cathedral, with a penitential procession through the main streets lead hull old city the images of the Virgin de la Soledad del Consuelo and the Christ, a Via Crucis to arrive in the Church of Charity in the early hours of the morning.
This year, as new, the procession will pass by the street Relief Blue Balcones, near the archaeological park of the windlass future.
TRADITIONAL GOLD OUNCE
The day of Good Friday will begin at 10.30 am, with the output of the Municipal Corporation from the Palace Hall carrying the banner of the City way to the church of Charity, with an entourage consisting of police officers in full dress, trumpeters, alguacilillos maceros and as mark the old ceremonial.
Once in the church, the Mayor, Pilar Barreiro, during a mass celebrated by the bishop, José Manuel Lorca Planes, honor the tradition of the Offering of an ounce of gold to the patron saint, a tradition that dates back to 1762 and that embodies the economic contribution made each year the city of Cartagena for the sick poor of the Holy and Royal Hospital of Charity.
SPEECH IN THE THEATRE CIRCUS
Later, at 12.30 hours, the rector of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Felix Faure, will be responsible for delivering the opening speech of the Holy Week.
This act confirmed to attend the Regional Assembly President Francisco Celdran, the Delegate of the Government in the Region of Murcia, Rafael Tovar, the Chief of Maritime Action Admiral Emilio Nieto Manso, and the Minister of Health, María Ángeles Palacios , on behalf of the Autonomous Community, among other officials.
Vice President of the Board of guilds, Tomás Martínez Pagán, make a sketch of the town crier, Felix Faure, and the Nazarene Mayor, María Dolores Soler, then move to read the Proclamation and delivery of the Nazarene title of Mayor, with ending event to be held in the Nuevo Teatro Circo.
OFFERING TO THE VIRGIN
Throughout the day, the Cartagena will come to the church of Charity to make your offering to the patron.
This year 50 groups involving about 2,000 people, including trumpets and drums bands, associations and groups, to attend the Church of Charity wearing the costume of Cartagena.
This year, moreover, as in 2009, the wreaths can be made throughout the day either individually or in groups, going to the door of the Temple of our Patron and from morning until evening.
All enlivened with performances by a quartet of classical music at the Church.
Preparations at the door of the Temple have started today, with the placement of a prefabricated metal grid structure designed exclusively for this event, which will collect flowers to offer the public.
For its part, the parade will run from 17.00 on by City Hall Plaza, Mayor, Plaza San Sebastian, Puerta de Murcia, Sagasta, Tolosa Latour, Carmen, Santa Florentina, Park Plaza López Pinto, and Church Serreta Charity.
LAST DAY Processions
The day will end as it began, with processions: one of the brotherhood California, the Holy Christ of Mercy and the Virgin of the Rosary, which will be nine in the evening from the Church of Santa María de Gracia, and other, of the Virgin of Charity of alum, which will also nine at night from the parish council, bearing the image carved in 1951 by José Lozano Rock and was venerated in the basilica of the town disappeared Refinery Escombreras .
EASTER GUIDES
On the occasion of the Easter 2010 and, as usual, the Council has published 15,000 copies have been distributed from the offices of Tourism and Guilds and offered the Friday following the conclusion of the Proclamation in the Nuevo Teatro Circo .
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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