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Big turnout in the traditional festival of the Candelaria 2009 (03/02/2009)

Sunday, February day1, started its program with a Mass at the Church of San Lazaro sung by the group "The Golden Age."

On the morning of Monday, February 2, Candlemas Day, was a procession of children and then at 10:00 pm and celebrated Mass in honor of the Virgen de la Candelaria, in the Church of San Lazaro, sung by the "Friends of the Night."

This was followed by the traditional "pilgrimage" with the image of the Virgin, on the shoulders of members of the Hermandad de la Candelaria, rosemary and accompanied by musical groups "Aires de Espuña" and "Musicians' Workshop" they sang to the Virgin of Candelaria to "Collao.

On arrival at "Collao, Mass was celebrated in the chapel sung by the group" Friends of the Night "and later Giant paella distributed to all attendees.

During the course of the pilgrimage attended by many residents, the mayor of the municipality and members of the Municipal Corporation was a homage to Maria "Gonzalo", founder of the Brotherhood of the recently deceased Candelaria, in the doorway of his home , where the procession stopped and illusion thereof, served as the Musical Band Hall.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia

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