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Big Day Celebrations in 2011 Lorquí, held until next July 25 in honor of Santiago Apostle.
And in the evening of Thursday July 21 marks the popular and well attended crumbs contest (21:30 pm) in Freedom Square, an event with a prize of 200 euros to the winner and which the City invited to wine and beer.
And in the context of this gastronomic event, as usual, will be held heavy children, in which members of the local association of the "Knights of Santiago" will go through the balance of babies born between 1 January 2010 and July 25, 2011 (and who have been baptized since July 25, 2010).
As is tradition, the parents will be presented with the equivalent of their weight in canned peach courtesy of the local company "Marin Montejano."
And on Wednesday July 20th was a fun night full of challenges.
And that is the Town Hall was the epicenter of the "Great Gymkhana ilorcitana," in which five groups of 10 members who faced tests as diverse as curious and collect 20 pairs of dress shoes size 40, get 10 eggs to fry in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento and eat, face painting resulting animal figures, dressed in Hawaiian garlands or make their clothing and footwear.
The first three winners got their prizes: a ham for the winner, a runner for the sausage and pepperoni for the third.
In addition, members of the Third Age also enjoyed last night in a proposition according to your taste, as the local Liberty Square hosted an evening that featured a performance of flamenco "El Rincón de la copla" and a free tasting of cider and candy.
Music, caps, floats ...
On Friday July 22 the children will have a great opportunity as their grandparents once did with the help of pirindolas (19.30 hours) to be held in the park of the constitution and in which all children can participate in 14 years and in which the best will win pirindolas.
A little later the Church of St. James will host a Mass (20:30 hours) and 22 hours the time came "I Lorquí Rock Festival".
With the schoolyard "Dolores Escámez" as stage and free admission, will feature performances of musical groups.
"Makuba", "Sum and continues," "Labyrinth ends," "cars", "mutual distrust" and "Sisk n'Broza."
The traditional walkers walk (8 hours) will open the events of Saturday July 23 in Lorqui a proposal that ilorcitano-and odd-ilorcitano out into the streets of the town armed with his best humor and desire to fun.
To get your strength back after the walk, participants will taste a chocolate con churros at the Town Hall Square, a place at 10.30 hours will stage an exhibition organized by the gym bodybuilding local "Natural Gym" and in which Attendees can test the strength and musculature of the participants.
A little earlier, played an unmanned car race (10 hours) in the park of the Constitution.
A day that will be full of events and in which ilorcitano rociero enjoy the best atmosphere with the first day of the "Andalusian Party" (11 hours) organized by the local pub "Santa Thirst."
An excellent opportunity to enjoy the cuisine in which participants need only pay the drink, as there will be free tasting of tapas.
And the 20 hour schedule for the 2011 Festival of Lorquí will be dyed red because it will one of the most anticipated events: the great parade of floats and bands that will always output on the road from the station.
There will be prizes for best costumes (300, 175 and 100 euros for first, second and third respectively) to be delivered in the Town Hall at the end and will involve the Queens of the festivities accompanied by the Band Association Friends of Music Lorquí.
To conclude the day, St. James Church will host a Mass (20'45 hours).
Final stretch
On Sunday 24 July will be a day full of proposals will begin at 11 am with a Mass at St. James Church and the starting of the second day of the "Fiesta Andaluza" to continue the rhythm of free tapas.
A culinary offerings will continue to be star as the 13 hours begins at the Town Hall a tapas competition where there will be free beer for "soaking" recipes that will compete for the prize for best cover.
In the afternoon there will be a fun parade (19:30 pm) by the municipality, appetizer of the ribbon race and popular games (20.30 hours) to be held in the Town Hall.
These curious contests will be played in groups of 8 in the men and women, they collaborate in both the "Knights of Santiago Cultural Association" as the Queens 2011 and there will be prizes: 175 euros for the winner, 75 euro for second and $ 50 for the third.
And to conclude the holiday program on Monday, July 25-day pattern, the protagonists will be the religious proposals.
At 8 hours will be held in the local parish Mass of Alba and another 21 hours will be held Eucharist sung by the Choir and Rondalla Lorquí in Freedom Square, which will bless the baptized children born between July 25, 2010 and July 25, 2011.
Afterwards, the procession will draw ilorcitano Apostle Santiago (22 hours) through the streets of the town in a parade with the participation of members of the "Association of the Knights of Santiago" and the Band of the Association of Friends of Music Lorquí.
And the culmination will launch the traditional fireworks display (00'30 hours) in the park of the Constitution that marks the official end of the festivities 2011.
Home intense
A festival that began informally on Friday July 15th with the popular "Dinner Neighborhood," in which the neighbors took to the streets to sample the dishes and enjoy the music of the bands that after concentrating on the square City Hall, marched through the streets cheering the town with holiday themes.
A dinner in which the protagonist was the rabbit, following the traditional division of these animals have been conducted among residents of the municipality over this week
The next day came the gala coronation of the Queens, evening marked one of the most important events of the festivities.
They were four young (Lorena, Mayca, Elena and Cristina) and four girls (Tere, Gema, Daniela and Claudia) crowned the official celebrations beautiful at a gala held at the local town hall square and also included the reading of cry.
This year the speech was given by Professor ilorcitano History of Philosophy Jesús García Asensio, which, among other things, stressed "the importance of education as a challenge for the future of Lorquí that can only succeed with the support and cooperation of all residents of the municipality. "
This gala coronation, marking the official start of the festivities and was attended by many neighbors, the homecoming queen showing her beauty paraded and danced accompanied by their spouses.
An exciting evening that included a before and after: the appetizer, the collection of the Queens by the band of the Association of Friends of Music Lorquí, the climax, the performances of the musical "The Legend of copla "and Reke of" Idol. "
Speeding
Speed, engine noise, emotion, smell of gasoline, spectacle, revving ... All these and some more were the ingredients of karts street circuit held in the afternoon of Sunday July 17.
First held in the Festival ilorcitano, this attractive proposal with the participation of about 20 riders took as a starting point of Constitution Avenue and provided viewers with a compelling opportunity to enjoy motor sport up close.
A day that also included the evening concert that featured the Band of the Association of Friends of Music of the municipality ilorcitano in the Town Hall.
A performance that had the free assistance and the public turned up to fill the capacity provided.
On Monday July 18 the festivities told mid-morning with a live broadcast from Town Hall Square radio program of the string "Color Wave" which was given by Joy Angel announcer.
In addition, the Town Hall Square was the scene of both a screening of "full-contact" and self-defense as a show of breakdance, proposed that young people gave a massive response.
A day later, on Tuesday, July 19, activities began in mid-morning stroll with the children cycling, whose departure took place at the Town Hall.
Young cyclists, along with other not so much-visited several town streets and on his return took a free snack to cool off the heat.
In the afternoon school, "Dolores Escámez" was the scene of fun and refreshing "foam parties" in which children are again the absolute protagonists.
And finally one day designed especially for smaller municipal proposals returned to the Town Hall with the activity of children and youth entertainment that included games, inflatables and many surprises for the participants.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorquí
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