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The association, made up of cities in Spain, Slovenia, Italy, Malta and Portugal, is open to all religions and beliefs that commemorate the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and whose cultural heritage is a point of reference in their respective regions and regions. / or countries
The Councilor for Tourism of the City of Lorca, Francisco Montiel, reported this morning that on March 18 took place in the Palace of Rayo de Braga, the assembly that met for the second time to representatives of Spain, Slovenia, Italy, Malta and Portugal, adding a total of eight entities that organize in their different cities, ceremonies related to Easter and Easter.
Francisco Montiel explained that "this occasion served to consolidate this project with the creation of a new association, which was created to highlight the European traditions of Holy Week and Easter, and which aspires to present its candidature as a Cultural Itinerary to Institute of Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe ".
The Councilor for Tourism added that "during the work session were discussed and approved very important points and that will mark the operation and activity of this entity, including the signing of the founding charter of the network, the election of the Board of Directors, of which the city of Lorca occupies the first vice-presidency, the creation of the Scientific Committee, the approval of its plan of work and financing, as well as the organization of its activity for the preparation and presentation of the candidature as a European Cultural Itinerary ".
"European Network of Celebrations of Holy Week and Easter"
The European network of celebrations of Easter and Easter is formed as a non-profit association, open to all religions and beliefs that commemorate the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and whose cultural heritage is a point of reference in their respective regions and / or countries.
The Association aims to gather efforts and take advantage of synergies in the consolidation of a model of conservation and dissemination of the tangible and intangible heritage of Easter and Easter, while promoting these expressions, of the different members and geographical areas involved, as quality tourist destinations .
This association is founded with partners and municipalities that promote and value the representation of these emblematic traditions and festivals at a European level.
The founding partners are: the Italian Federico Secondo Foundation of Sicily, representing the municipalities of Palermo, Caltanissetta and Trapani;
the municipalities of Birgu and Hal-Qormi, by Malta;
the Holy Week of Braga in Portugal and the representations of the Passion of Christ in Skofja Loka, in Slovenia.
On the part of the Andalusian route Caminos de Pasión, the Holy Week celebrations of the municipalities of Alcalá la Real in Jaén are represented;
Baena, Cabra, Lucena, Priego de Córdoba and Puente Genil in the province of Córdoba;
and Carmona, Écija, Osuna and Utrera in the province of Seville.
Within the Spanish geography also integrate the network, the celebrations of the Holy Week of Orihuela (Alicante), Lorca (Murcia) and Viveiro (Lugo).
Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe
A European cultural itinerary is a route that covers countries and regions and is organized around a common theme, whose history, artistic or cultural interest is clearly European, either because of its geographical location or its content and meaning.
The Council of Europe Cultural Itineraries Program was launched in 1987 by the Council of Europe in order to demonstrate, through travel in space and time, how Europe's cultural heritage is articulated across its borders.
This Cultural Itinerary project is a great opportunity and a platform to disseminate and publicize the heritage related to the Easter and Easter celebrations, giving it visibility at European and even global level.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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