Yesterday evening was held at Archena the first children's procession of the Easter story of the town.
The results, in the words of its organizers and all who participated or witnessed, was a resounding success.
Were about 200 children who participated in robes of different Brotherhoods of Archena, which must be added the parents and relatives of many of them and a lot of people in general who joined it.
In turn the streets where the procession passed were teeming with people who wanted to see the procession of children.
Although no official numbers would dare say that about 1000 people in total could last night in one form or another going out on the occasion of the first children's procession.
It began at 17.30 hours from the Parish of Corpus Cristobal-La Purisima, where it took place before a prayer by the parish priest D.
David Thomas with all participating children.
Already at that time after the huge success of participation because the parish was completely filled up with many people who had to stay on the streets for lack of space in the parish.
The procession was attended by the standards of the 11 Brotherhoods that make up the Higher council Archena Guilds, which the children were dressed in the robes of its fraternities, all of them in two rows, but mixed, giving an effect of unmatched color to the act itself.
Also with the children were joined by many parents and relatives.
Ending parade throne specially adapted to be worn by children with the image of Cristo de la Misericordia (Master of the Chapter).
He was also a delight to see how children so young and equally marked the passage to the throne.
After the procession after the image of Cristo de la Misericordia church pastor of San Juan Bautista D.
Albuquerque with Deacon Alfonso D.
Paul and the President of the Supreme council Guilds D.
Juan Pio Abenza.
After they brought up the rear band of Drums and Bugles of the OJE Archena.
The procession marched through the streets Vicente Aleixandre, Cruce Ctra Mula-Villanueva, C / Francisco Caravaca, C / Jacinto Benavente, C / San Francisco, C / Mayor, Plaza del Principe and ended in the Parish of San Juan Bautista.
Upon his arrival in this parish gave him the OJE Archena Cristo de la Misericordia an exciting piece of music call to prayer and later playing the anthem of Spain while the picture went to the parish.
Once inside the Parish S.
Juan Bautista, D.
Alfonso Alburquerque made a final prayer, giving way to the President of the Supreme council Guilds, which acknowledged the great efforts and work of the Youth Commission of the City Council (headed by its Chairman Mr David Cherry), which had a fruit truly spectacular ddo with the resounding success that had gone into the making of this procession and by the huge turnout in the same.
Source: Cabildo Superior de Cofradías de Archena