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The city of the sun has been represented by the Councilor for Tourism, Francisco Morales, who recalled that the goal is to "join efforts and take advantage of synergies in the consolidation of a model of conservation and dissemination of the material and intangible heritage of this unique celebration."
The Councilor for Tourism of the City of Lorca, Francisco Morales, participated today in Orihuela (Alicante) in the III Forum of the European Network of Holy Week and Easter Celebrations that was held this Wednesday at the Museum of Holy Week in the Alicante town of Orihuela.
The Councilor for Tourism stressed that "the objective is to join efforts and take advantage of synergies in the consolidation of a model of conservation and dissemination of the material and intangible heritage of Easter and Easter, while promoting these expressions, of the different members and areas geographical areas involved as quality tourist destinations. "
Morales recalled that "the European Network of Holy Week and Easter celebrations 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 reference point in their respective regions and / or countries. "
It should be remembered that on March 18, the assembly of the European Network of Holy Week and Easter Celebrations was held at the Lightning Palace in Braga (Portugal), which brought together representatives from Spain, Slovenia, Italy, Malta and Portugal, adding a total of nine entities that organize ceremonies related to Holy Week and Easter in their different geographies.
This meeting served to consolidate this project with the creation of a new association, whose objective is to value the European traditions of Holy Week and Easter, and that aspires to present its candidacy as Cultural Itinerary to the Institute of Cultural Itineraries of the Council of Europe.
In addition, in this work session, very important points were discussed and approved, which will mark the operation and activity of this entity.
Among them, the signing of the founding act of the network, the election of the Board of Directors, the creation of the Scientific Committee, the approval of its work and financing plan, as well as the organization of its activity for the preparation and presentation of the application as a European Cultural Itinerary.
This association is founded with partners and municipalities that promote and value the representation of these emblematic traditions and festivals at 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 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, the celebrations of the Holy Week of Orihuela (Alicante), Lorca (Murcia) and Viveiro (Lugo) also make up the network.
The mayor of Tourism has stressed that "this project of Cultural Itinerary is a formidable opportunity and a platform to disseminate and publicize the heritage related to the celebrations of Holy Week and Easter, giving visibility to Europe and even worldwide."
The Cultural Itineraries program of the Council of Europe was launched in 1987 by the Council of Europe in order to demonstrate, through space and time travel, how Europe's cultural heritage is articulated across its borders.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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