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On Wednesday 3 February holiday in the municipality of San Javier, we celebrate the feast of San Blas with a day of pilgrimage which every year attracts thousands of people inside and outside the area of Mar Menor.
Most devotees accompanying the Holy from the church of Santiago de la Ribera, where procession will leave at 10:30 pm, to the hermitage of San Blas, in the place of the same name.
The Brotherhood of Santiago and San Blas is responsible for carrying the image of the martyr, accompanied by local authorities and pilgrims, dressed in traditional costumes and accompanied by horses and carriages.
On arrival at the shrine, and after covering a distance of about one kilometer orchard is a mass sung by the choir rondalla and "Santiago Apostol", in Santiago de la Ribera.
Following the church service, the festival committee will deliver your plate "Romero of the Year" in Madrid José María Escudero, for his contribution to the development of the party, which enjoys the Regional Tourist Interest statement.
The pine forest that runs along the shrine will shade the clubs and groups of visitors who camp all day, cooking pans that come after the competition.
Also there will be a giant paella for the general public will be served about 14:00 h.
Music from a mobile disco-ambient the area throughout the afternoon and evening.
Typical San Blas posts will color the area you will not miss the fun fair, which will remain open until Sunday, 7 February.
The site of San Blas will be a meeting place during the following days.
On Friday 5 there will be a concert by musician-Cultural Association San Javier at 20:00 pm
inside the chapel, and on Saturday 5 will be devoted to the smallest, with a time of coexistence of clubs competing in the contest organized by the commission crumbs party.
At night will not miss the music with a dance band, and the local rock festival "San Blas Rock 2011"
New this year, on Sunday 6 February, I held the Rociera Pilgrimage in honor of San Blas, organized by the Rivercafé and Ya & Dance Studio, in collaboration with the municipality of San Javier.
The procession will consist of a parade of horses and carriages through the streets of Santiago de la Ribera, and back to San Blas, an equestrian ballet, among other activities.
SAN BLAS, STANDARD THROAT DISEASES
The presence of St. Blaise in the town dates back to the sixteenth century when the Trinitarian monks brought the devotion and celebration of San Blas to the area, but the pilgrimage as we know, with the transfer of the image, began in 1980.
The devotion to the Christian martyr, a physician and bishop, who lived in the third century, and was beheaded during the Roman persecution of Christians has endured over time for centuries among the locals, fed by the powers conferred the legend to cure sore throats.
Formerly, the day of San Blas, it was lively, although the neighbors were coming to pray at the small chapel located on private property.
Over time the event with St. Blas, became popular until donations from the residents themselves is over building a separate chapel nearby.
Today is a festival declared of Regional Tourist Interest each year attracts thousands of visitors not only the municipality or the county, but also from within and outside the Region.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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