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The religious view of the Sevillian painter on the Nativity, which will be shown with five of his works on the facade of the Town Hall and the Christmas spirit of Dickens, permeate a program with more than 50 activities with the family audience as protagonist
The baroque painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo will be one of the protagonists of Christmas in San Javier with a sample of five of his works, referred to the Birth of Jesus, which will hang in large format from the facade of the Town Hall, presiding over the Plaza de España Will become the epicenter of the Christmas program which includes more than 50 activities.
The Mayor, José Miguel Luengo and the Councilor for Culture, David Martínez presented this morning the Christmas program of San Javier, "in which children and families will be the main protagonists", in the Salzillo Museum of Murcia, accompanied by the Chairman of the executive committee of the Salzillo Museum, Antonio Gómez Fayrén and its director María Teresa Marín.
The group of Choirs and Danzas Mar Menor, of San Javier took the music to the Museum, with the interpretation of several villancicos in front of the exposed births.
"The Christmas of Charles Dickens has served as inspiration for us to paint our Christmas," said Councilor for Culture, David Martinez, who in addition to incorporating the painting through the Sevillian painter whose 2017 marks the fourth centenary of his birth, "We have thought of a Christmas in which we remember the illusions of childhood, remember the grandfather his joys of youth, and transport the traveler to his fireplace."
This year, a visit to the Plaza de España in San Javier will involve immersion in Christmas, with the "biggest nativity of Europe", which this year launches a renewed aesthetic of the hand of the Association of Belenistas de San Javier, the sample Of Murillo on the facade of the Town Hall, the XII Christmas Exhibition, dedicated to the Holy Family, which can be visited in the church of San Francisco Javier, with works by Salzillo, among other artists, and the "Belén de la Marquesa" Is installed in the hall of the Town Hall.
The Minister of Culture and Spokesperson of the regional government, Noelia Arroyo will inaugurate Christmas with its proclamation on Saturday, December 17 at 20:30.
The "Triad belenística" of the square of Spain will have guided tours staged on different days, an activity that can be done in family as well as the multiple sessions of children's animation, with storytelling in English, various workshops such as clay modeling Impart the sculptor Juan José Quirós or the one of magic with Gillermo the Magician, among others.
The program is full of music and performances for the whole family, such as the spectacle of Trojan Murcia and "aguilando murciano" offered by El Patiñero on December 25 at 8pm in the Plaza de España, or the Christmas light show, fireworks And music with the participation of two tenors, two sopranos and a pianist who will invade the Plaza of Spain on December 26 in three sessions at 18h, 19h and 20h.
The group of Choirs and Dances could not miss with their show "Aguilando murciano" and popular Christmas music before the "Bethlehem of Spain", on December 27 at 8pm.
The program, which also includes the "Route of the Belen" with a bus that will visit all the nativity of the municipality, such as the sailor, Santiago de la Ribera, or the agricultural environment of La Grajuela, among others, extends to the day Of Kings with more children's activities, the disembarkation in Santiago de la Ribera, their visit to different points of the municipality, and the solemn reception of Their Majesties in the Plaza of Spain with the delivery of the "Magic Key", "with a show that Every year attracts more visitors. "
The Department of Commerce has prepared a Christmas Market and the Youth a getaway to the snow taking advantage of youth vacations.
The Mayor of San Javier José Miguel Luengo thanked the involvement and passion that both from the council as well as the Association of Sanctuaries of San Javier, as well as associations and collaborating entities put so that Christmas in San Javier is so special, and encouraged Families to participate and take advantage of a program that will make us live, if possible, more intensely Christmas.
The president of the executive commission of the museum Salzillo Antonio Gomez Fayrén and its director, Maria Teresa Marín showed their satisfaction to host, for the fifth consecutive year, the presentation of Christmas in San Javier, "where Christmas is lived with intensity."
Gómez Fayrén said that the museum becomes "the house of Christmas" where you can visit the Neapolitan Museum of the Family of García de Castro, and the collection of Spanish and European nativity scenes of José Fructuoso, which occupies the space left by the Belén Of Salzillo that this year spends Christmas, given in Bilbao.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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