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Tomorrow, Friday, February 3, holiday in the municipality of San Javier, San Blas is celebrated with a massive pilgrimage to settle at 10:30 am
from the church of St. James the Apostle to the hermitage of San Blas, in the place of the same name.
The pine forest giving shade to the area around the chapel will host, as every year, thousands of pilgrims came from all over the region, the region of Murcia and surrounding provinces.
The Brotherhood of Santiago and San Blas is responsible for carrying the image of the martyr who will travel a distance of 1 kilometer followed by local authorities and pilgrims, many dressed in regional costume, accompanied by horses and carriages.
On arrival at the chapel, vegetable garden will be a mass sung by the choir and rondalla "Santiago Apostol", after which the plate will be delivered "Romero of the Year", Salvador Gallego.
The pine forest and near the hamlet of San Blas will be over the whole day the meeting point of the region, with thousands of pilgrims to cook their paellas for the contest, or attend the giant paella offer the organization.
The music, typical of San Blas jobs and the rides and attractions will help liven up the day of coexistence around San Blas, patron saint of throat diseases.
The festival will continue through the weekend with a child tomorrow, with inflatable games, and music with DJ from 20:00 pm on Saturday, February 4.
On Sunday, we celebrate a day of coexistence and competition crumbs Rociera II Pilgrimage in honor of San Blas that organize River Café and Dance Studio Yaiza.
The horse parade will arrive at the center of La Ribera to return to the pine forest where there will be an equestrian ballet, among other activities.
SAN BLAS, PATTERN THROAT DISEASES
The presence of San Blas in the town dates back to the sixteenth century when the Trinitarian monks brought the devotion and the feast of St. Blaise in the area, but the pilgrimage as we know, with the transfer of the image began in the early 80 years.
The devotion to the Christian martyr, doctor 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 Legend attributes to cure sore throats.
Formerly, the day of San Blas, was festive, although the neighbors were coming to pray at the small chapel located on private property.
Over time, the San Blas appointment until they became popular with donations from the neighbors ran out to build a separate chapel in the vicinity of the original.
Today is a festival declared of Regional Tourist Interest that each year attracts thousands of visitors not only the municipality or county, but also from within and outside the Region.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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