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The events will take place from December 8 to January 6, including the Christmas proclamation by Father Valenzuela;
The staging of the Living Bethlehem on December 18 from 12 noon and the opening of the Bethlehem Museum between December 18 and January 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the morning and from 5 to 7 p.m. The afternoon, among others
The Councilor for Culture and Festivities of the City of Lorca, Agustín Llamas, together with the President of the Belenista Association of Lorca, Cati Parra, have announced this morning the program of activities that this group will develop during the next Christmas and includes 12 Activities from 8 December to 6 January.
Agustín Llamas emphasized that "it is a complete programming that will energize the social and cultural life of Lorca during these endearing Christmas dates and that will allow both Lorca and visitors to have a perfect excuse to go during Christmas to the Hermitage of San Roque, temple The program includes activities for all tastes, some as outstanding as the Christmas proclamation, which this year will be the responsibility of Father Valenzuela, the staging of the Living Bethlehem after the success of previous years will have Place on December 18 from 12 noon and will tour the main streets of the historic city starting from the Palace of Guevara to reach the Hermitage of San Roque and the opening of the Museum of Bethlehem between December 18 And on January 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the morning and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the afternoon. "
The program will begin next December 8 at 11:30 am in the Church of Our Lady of the Carmen where the blessing of figures of the Child Jesus will take place.
On the 9th in the Church of San Mateo at 19:30 hours Father Valenzuela will concelebrate the Holy Mass, at the end of it the Children's Choir Santa Cecilia will offer a performance.
At 20:30 hours the second Christmas proclamation will be held.
Later there will be a meal of confraternización and brotherhood belenista.
On Sunday 11 December will be inaugurated by the Mayor of Lorca the Municipal Biblical Bethlehem, at 12 o'clock in the Palace of Guevara.
Between 11 and 22 December Lorca students will be able to visit both the Belén Museum and the Municipal Belén, making an appointment.
Also between both dates will be able to participate in the XIX Christmas Bells Competition 2016, as well as in the XI Christmas Cards Contest for primary school students.
On December 27 and 28, the jury will qualify for the Contest of Belenes will carry out their visits, except for the Schools that will be on 19 and 20.
The program, which shows the great work done by the Belenista Association, will conclude on January 4 with the Solemn Act of Exaltation Belenista.
It will be held at the CajaMurcia Culture Hall at 8:00 p.m. and in addition to awarding the prizes to the winners of the nativity and card competitions, the Belenista Master Medal will be awarded to Miguel Navarrete and the Auroros Gang and the Trofeo de San Francisco to Evelyne Abrial.
It should be noted that the Museum of the Belén de Lorca hosts an exhibition which shows the best municipal cribs made in the last 18 years by the Association of Belenistas de Lorca.
Between the births that can be contemplated in the hermitage they emphasize a recreation of the city of Belén, a diorama of the city of Petra or a biblical crib of 4x6 meters. The Belenista Association of Lorca was created in the year 1998 to foment and to spread the Belenismo, for what it carries out multitude of activities parallel to the expositions, like courses, workshops, publications or contests.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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