The church of Our Fathers Jesus in the Salzillo Museum Murcia hosted this morning the presentation of the Christmas program of San Javier that "focuses on tradition and having at Bethlehem epicenter" explained the mayor of Culture David Martinez who was accompanied by the acting mayor of San Javier, Teresa Foncuberta, and the mayor Pedro Lopez, and Museum director Teresa Marin and President of the Executive Committee of the same Antonio Gomez FAYREN as hosts.
The local group of Songs and Dances Christmas music put before the Bethlehem Salzillo.
The Christmas program, marking a family nature, presents novelties as the "Route of Bethlehem" due out on 25 and 26 December, the latter with the Rondalla Group of Songs and Dances Mar Menor, San Javier, to visit the eight belenísticos sets scattered around the town including the Bethlehem of Spain in San Javier, which adds the "Bethlehem de la Marquesa" who first exhibited inside the Town Hall, and Bethlehem sailor Santiago de la Ribera and the La Grajuela, El Mirador and La Manga.
Also new this year is the Christmas market craftsman Craftsmen Association Mursiya open in the square of Spain from December 18 to January 6.
The church of San Javier hosts the official start of Christmas on Friday December 18th at 20: 30h.
with the opening Christmas Angel Belmonte read, followed by the concert of having Manuel Monserrate and the inauguration of the XI Exhibition of Christmas, the parish museum, dedicated this year to the figure of Mary, which will be open from 18 to 6 January .
The exhibition, which each year attracts thousands of visitors at the temple of San Javier, together works loaned by associations belenistas of the Arboleja, Fuente Alamo and Elche (Alicante), as well as local belenistas.
It also can admire the parish museum works as wood carvings colonial style from the XVI to XVIII, Juan Jose Quiros carvings and painting Saura Mira, and Joaquín García Angel Cartagena has realized for the exhibition a picture of the Annunciation, said David Martinez.
The program includes music concerts such as the Symphonic Band of San Javier with the chorus of White Voices December 22 and corals as it will offer the Coral Patnia December 23.
Also recovers the tradition of representing the "Auto Christmas" with the group Teatro San Javier, 21 December.
Christmas and artistic workshops like the one offered Juan Jose Quiros small on January 2 in the square of Spain lay out a comprehensive program that includes musical "The Little Mermaid" by Thespis, on December 27, and "Super-Cali-fragile Lístico. The Musical "on January 3.
They will not lack the parades with the Kings throughout the municipality, except in San Javier where is replaced by a sound and light show with the visit of the Magi.
Santiago de la Ribera, where on December 23 he received the Child Jesus who arrive by boat, El Mirador, La Grajuela, with its "Bethlehem Huertano" and La Manga, with his rake, children's activities and a career solidarity, and Three Kings, are also included in a comprehensive program "in which there are many departments involved to delve into their own tradition and customs of the time," said Teresa Foncuberta.
The president of the Executive Committee of the Salzillo Museum, Antonio Gómez FAYREN highlighted the fact that Christmas in San Javier, centered Bethlehem will present "with the best World Bethlehem and Bethlehem Napolitano".
Teresa also Marin, director of the Museum was grateful for the fact that San Javier has chosen to present a Christmas Museum "in San Javier is lived intensely, and that is a reference in the region of Murcia".
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier