The sound and the joy of the drums again feel Lorquí in last night on Easter Monday, April 6, with the celebration of "Easter Tamborada II" of the municipality, who left to the sound of the beating of Liberty Square to go until midnight downtown.
The participants, who surpassed the one hundred and among those who could see a significant presence of children, filled the town's lively and fun din of drums, star of one of the most popular events of Holy Week ilorcitana.
Today, Holy Tuesday, will take place on the Cross children (20 hours) through the streets of the town of Santo Via Crucis appetizer to take place on Holy Wednesday (22 hours).
A prayer of Lauds (9 hours) will open the religious activities of Holy Thursday, April 9, a day that will count at 18 hours with the Mass of the Lord's Supper and 21 hours in the procession to Calvary.
Further, at midnight is scheduled Holy Hour for adults and youth.
April 10, Good Friday, a prayer of Lauds (9 hours) will reopen the program of activities, scheduled at 18 hours, the celebration of the Lord's death.
At 21 hours the popular will "unlock", an ancient tradition of the Easter Lorquí dating back to 1700 which takes place every Friday shortly before the start of the procession of the Holy Burial. "
In "Unlocking" climax of the festivities in the town, the brothers of the Confraternity of the Holy Christ of Forgiveness unhook the figure of Christ articulated and to take up the throne after the procession, the Holy Burial, whose origin is fixed at 21.30 hours with the rest of steps and pictures escort the recumbent figure of Christ.
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Holy Saturday, April 11, will have only a prayer of Lauds (9 hours) and the Easter Vigil (22 hours), while on Easter Sunday to say goodbye Lorquí Easter with a frenetic pace.
At 9 am Mass will be held the Dawn of Resurrection, appetizer glorious meeting local Guild (9'45 hours) and the procession of the Resurrection (10 hours).
In conclusion these days of tradition and religious devotion, to officiate at the Mass noon Mayor of Resurrection, the last act of the Holy Week ilorcitana.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorquí