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The Mayor, Francisco Jodar, has reported that all documentation is already prepared and on May 2 will hold a meeting with officials of the granting of these titles.

The Council already has closed on schedule for the success of this application.

The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, announced this morning that the City has prepared the project and the timetable for steps to be taken to achieve the declaration of Intangible Heritage of Humanity for Easter Lorca.

Jódar explained that "during these four years we have worked hard to prepare this application be successful, a small sample was the declaration as Assets of Cultural Interest of much of its heritage, the presentation of our Holy Week in Madrid and the presence of bands of white and blue in the center of the capital of Spain this month of January. "

"We have the support of the Autonomous Region to be presented in April at the National Heritage Council our candidacy with the appropriate file, and from that time also seek support from other regions, although we have already established contacts with UNESCO The United Nations agency that granted this recognition, "added the mayor.

The mayor stressed that "we also have technical support from experts who have worked for years at UNESCO, and have achieved recognition for Heritage Valley Bohí and party 'Patum de Berga". "

Jódar Francisco announced May 2 that hold a meeting with officials of the UNESCO "in order that will safeguard our project and receive instructions on how to achieve our goal. We will in the most opportune time because the Government of Spain will open in April, the nomination period for pre-selection made by the National Heritage Council in March 2012 for declarations of 2013. Until then continue to do studies, contacts with members of UNESCO and checking papers. As we have long been preparing for this application, we want to be the first to enter this process. "

The mayor has also informed lorquino that the City will take this matter to the Social Council of the City, "because our intention is to have all its members informed about the steps you take, seek your support and enrich the proposal because it is aspiration of town. "

Jódar stressed that "this project is aimed to put Lorca in the world tourist map, being a catalyst for our Easter, our economy and, therefore, to employment generation, for our Easter is present throughout the year with four Steps museums. "

"Our request is for all our Easter: its embroidery, rezaores, steps, biblicopasionales parades, museums, ... and all those who strive to improve our most important tradition," added the mayor.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca