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| The Plenary of the Lorca City Council shows its support for the Declaration of the La Hoya Health Pilgrimage as a festival of Regional Tourist Interest | The mayor of Lorca, Diego José Mateos, explained that "up to a total of 14 associations and entities of this district of Lorca have requested the support of the Lorca City Council to ensure that one of the most veteran celebrations receives this distinction from the hands of the Government Regional".The Plenary of the City Council of Lorca, has approved this Monday, October 26, an institutional declaration of support so that the Pilgrimage of La Salud de La Hoya is declared by the Regional Government as a Festival of Regional Tourist Interest.The mayor of Lorca has highlighted that all municipal groups (PSOE, Ciudadanos, PP, VOX and Izquierda Unida-Verdes) have unanimously shown their support to the associations, up to a total of 14, and entities of the Lorca district of La Hoya who have asked the Council for support to ensure that the centennial pilgrimage that is held every February 2 in the district of Lorca reaches the declaration of a Regional Tourist Interest Festival.Diego José Mateos explained that "in the letter that these associations and entities of La Hoya, sent to the mayor's office requesting the support of the municipal Corporation, it is stated that" the pilgrimage of Health is the most veteran and popular festival that has the hamlet of La Hoya, although there are no official data that demonstrate its true origin, although they provide as a reference the first decades of the 20th century ".Mateos has insisted that "from the Consistory we must contribute to the maintenance of our traditions and customs, festivals like this one that make us unique and for which we must fight so that it continues to be more and more known and have the necessary support to be celebrated every year.
, attracting more people attracted by a popular event like the Romería de La Salud in which everyone is like a big family ".The Mayor has specified that "said letter is signed by the Association of Butlers of the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, promoters of the initiative, together with the associations of neighbors, the elderly, young people, the women's association, the Camino a la Esperanza, Brotherhood of the Holy Christ of Medinaceli, AMPA of the "Juan Navarro" public school, La Hoya gang, Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Musical Group, Neighborhood Collectives Association, pedestrian mayor, parish priest and Official Chronicler of La Hoya ".In the body of the proposal, they do a detailed review of the history of a tradition that has been transmitted from generation to generation over time without any change in its objective, which continues to be the great fervor of the neighbors.
de La Hoya feel towards their patron, the Virgin of Health.
They state in their writing that the party was originally celebrated on a private estate, popularly known as "La Salud" to which they have always gone, not only the residents of this district but also other surrounding towns, including people from the neighboring municipality from Aledo went on foot to the sanctuary to live the festive day.
The rest of the visitors continue to come from the city of Lorca and its districts, Puerto Lumbreras,Totana and other towns in the Region of Murcia.They stand out as a singularity of the pilgrimage of every February 2 that "La Hoya, is the only place in Spain, where that day the Christmas or Easter songs are still interpreted when the popular saying says that until San Antón (mid-January), Easter are, while here they last 15 more days.
As well as the novelties that have been introduced into the party, without ever losing its uniqueness and purpose, in addition to the evolution that has been experienced from the early 70s of the last century to They remember that it was on that date when, on the initiative of the then parish priest Pedro Pelegrín Navarro, the image of the patron began to descend to the town a few weeks before her party with the intention of raising it again, all together in pilgrimage until the sanctuary, February 2.
Right now,The transfer takes place on the first Sunday in December, with which the image of the patron saint remains in La Hoya for two months.
The signatories of the request make mention in their letter addressed to the city council that the true architects of the festival are each year the mayordomos and mayordomas of the parish in communion with the parish priest, crew and scripts: Andrés Abellaneda, Serafín Ruiz "El Fari", Juan José Montes or José "El Ganadero", without forgetting each year others who were like Uncle Mateo Moya or Paco "El Chicharra" who have left so many good memories among those who enjoy the party.The signatories of the request make mention in their letter addressed to the city council that the true architects of the festival are each year the mayordomos and mayordomas of the parish in communion with the parish priest, crew and scripts: Andrés Abellaneda, Serafín Ruiz "El Fari", Juan José Montes or José "El Ganadero", without forgetting each year others who were like Uncle Mateo Moya or Paco "El Chicharra" who have left so many good memories among those who enjoy the party.The signatories of the request make mention in their letter addressed to the city council that the true architects of the festival are each year the mayordomos and mayordomas of the parish in communion with the parish priest, crew and scripts: Andrés Abellaneda, Serafín Ruiz "El Fari", Juan José Montes or José "El Ganadero", without forgetting each year others who were like Uncle Mateo Moya or Paco "El Chicharra" who have left so many good memories among those who enjoy the party.that so many good memories have been left among those who enjoy the party.that so many good memories have left among those who enjoy the party.Among the most unique aspects of the festival that will be added to the application file for its declaration as a Festival of Regional Tourist Interest, in addition to the Easter songs, the auction of a monumental cake of up to 8 heights, which on some occasion has arrived to reach 9,000 euros, as well as the raffle for a monumental Christmas basket with 17 hams, among many other products that it has incorporated and the traditional pujas dances, unique in the region, that that day are a fundamental part of the extensive program of activities that are developed.The proponents of the initiative recognize that achieving the declaration of the Pilgrimage of La Salud, as a Festival of Regional Tourist Interest, is not easy and that there are innumerable requirements that are demanded, but all together, they are willing to fight to make the Regional Government that it is a unique festival in this autonomous community that is not the exclusive patrimony of anyone in particular and that everyone has the right to enjoy it and learn about its peculiarities for more than 12 hours, every February 2.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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