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The snapshot is called "Malagueñas", and is the work of Lorca Ramón Mula |

The Councilor for Culture of the City of Lorca, Agustín Llamas, along with the President of the group of choirs and dances Virgen de las Huertas, Mari Huertas García, presented this morning the XII edition of the National Folklore Festival Ciudad del Sol, which is going to develop in the War Theater of our city next Saturday, November 25 with free admission until full capacity from 20 hours, at the conclusion of the traditional procession of the patron saint of the city, San Clemente.

Agustín Llamas pointed out that "the protagonists in the twelfth edition of the festival will be groups from the Mediterranean, specifically, from Andalusia, Catalonia and Levante.The War Theater will host on its tables scenes of local costumbristas prints of the provinces of Malaga, Barcelona and the Region of Murcia, putting in value the rich cultural intangible heritage that Spain has ".

The Councilor for Culture explained that "representing Andalusia will act the group of choirs and dances of Torre del Mar de Málaga." They include Los Verdiales, a manifestation of the popular culture of Malaga from which it is difficult to establish the origin due to lack of In addition, they will interpret another variant of their folklore coming from the fandango in the region of Malaga, such as the malagueña, a dance that they have in common with the Region because four sister branches cast the fandango: rondeñas, malagueñas, granaínas and murcianas ".

Llamas added that "from Catalonia, and representing the province of Barcelona, ​​the Esbart Dansaire de Granollers Group will rise on the stage of the War, their dances are characterized by their sober and austere simplicity." The most usual choreographic types of Catalan folklore and that they will interpret will be the Contrapás, which originally had a religious meaning and has a ceremonious and serene character: the Sardana, a dance that is the expression of Catalan feeling, with all that it has of accuracy and precision in movements; Pla and the Hereu-Riera that are dances of couple ".

El Edil de Cultura has indicated that "the group of choirs and dances Virgen de las Huertas, as hosts and organizers of the event, will interpret a variety of parrandas, seguidillas, enreás, and murcianas malagueñas, different from those that are danced in Andalusia but that present great similarities, putting as always the final touch in their performances with the Jota de Lorca.

Agustín Llamas has also highlighted that "the festival, which has only a little more than a decade of existence, has already managed to count on the participation of folkloric formations representing almost all the autonomous communities, remaining only to participate. At present, the challenge is to keep the traditions of our municipal district alive, to conserve and disseminate them, as well as to bring Lorca closer, this time the rich and varied Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of Spain ".

The Councilor for Culture, on the other hand, has pointed out that "the poster of the XII National Folklore Festival" Ciudad del Sol "is called" Manchegas "and it is the work of the Lorca Ramón Mula.The image that illustrates it was the winner of the second prize of the III Photographic Contest of the International Folklore Festival "Virgen de las Huertas" that this group of choirs and dances performs in September on the occasion of the Chica Fair ".

Note that this Festival was born in 2005, on the occasion of the XX anniversary of the constitution of the group of choirs and dances Virgen de las Huertas, also fulfilling a goal that had been raised within the group, as was the inclusion of a more activity in the programming of the Patron Saint Festivities in honor of our patron, San Clemente, thus achieving to reinforce the folkloric and popular character of this annual commemoration.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca