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Massive solemn procession of Corpus Christi in the biggest day of the festivity (31/05/2013)

Patronal Feasts of Corpus Christi arrived yesterday afternoon at its peak with the procession of the Blessed Sacrament through the historic streets of the town.

It is the most solemn and grandiose act of those make up the festive program.

For archers and archeneras, yesterday was that Thursday of three of the year than the sun glisten with festive procession and highly revered religious Corpus carpeted the streets of Archena centennial.

Representatives from all sectors of the town: social, cultural, religious, military, and institutional festtivos course almost all of the Municipal Corporation, chaired by the Mayor of Murcia, Patricia Fernandez, met to accompany the procession to the great Archena pattern.

Before solemn Mass was celebrated by all pastors cooficiada archeneros priests accompanied Ricote Valley.

Archena organized this afternoon procession thus becoming the only population that does, thanks to a papal bull of 1910 that granted it.

But with one exception, the Blessed must be picked up at your parish antees that the last ray of daylight lost.

This procession also takes place in Murcia on carpets of salt making colored drawings on the floor for the Corpus procesione between carpets, among flowers, like a permanent altar in question.

It is a tribute to the residents of its patron Archena.

Yesterday more than thirty of them wore along the route, some of them measuring 80 meters long shanks.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Archena

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