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After the official inauguration of the Popular Festivals in honor of the Santísimo Cristo de la Sala, Bargas began the festive morning yesterday, Saturday, September 16, drinking chocolate, an activity organized by the City Council in collaboration with the clubs and associations.
The animation of the streets was not interrupted at any time. Enlivened by the Santa Cecilia and Seri Brothers, the first running of the bulls of the Bargueña festivals took place, which once again had a large influx of public.
Subsequently, the Town Hall square was filled with music again at aperitif time, with the Vermouth Dance enlivened by ‘The Madness of the Left Hand’ and, during the intermission, the First Meeting of Peñas also took place, the presentation of the Quintos t the rain of balls for the little ones.
In this atmosphere, the inauguration of the 39th edition of the Bargueño Artists Exhibition, organized by the City Council through the Department of Culture, was also held at noon in the exhibition hall of the Bargas City Council on the occasion of its popular festivals. The event was attended by the mayor, Marco Antonio Pérez, and the Councilor for Culture, Belén Hernández, who spoke with the artists while observing the collections on display. The City Council has encouraged everyone to go to the City Hall Exhibition Hall, “where you can see various works of oil painting, watercolor, joinery work, wood sculptures, bobbin lace, embroidery, book bindings, etc. . This allows us, once a year, to admire the work done by local artists, becoming one of the most important cultural attractions organized during these days. From here we want to congratulate all the artists for their contribution to culture. The exhibition will remain open until Tuesday, September 19, from 12:00 to 2:30 p.m. and from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.
In the afternoon, a practical class was held in the municipal bullring by the students of the Raúl Jerez Bullfighting Schools (from Mocejón); Raúl Caamaño (from Torrijos); Esteban Gordillo (from Toledo) and the local bullfighter, Miguel Ángel ‘Cholitas’, with calves from the Belén and Blanca Ortega García Livestock. It was a practical class in the Bargas bullring. packed to see the students of the Toledo bullfighting school. Among them our local bullfighter Miguel Ángel Cholitas. The public left satisfied with the performance of the Bullfighters.
When night came, the traditional Misesere was held in the parish church of Bargas, a solemn religious event attended by the members of the Corporation, the queens and ladies of the festivals, the local authorities and the residents of Bargas. The drum and bugle band was in charge of enlivening the event.
Next, the traditional Luminaria was celebrated, with fireworks organized every year by the Brotherhood of the Santísimo Cristo de la Sala, turning the environment into an authentic spectacle of light and sound. This is another of the most popular events of the festivities in honor of Christ that are celebrated these days, in which bargueños and visitors enjoy a magical moment due to the succession of disparate images and lights that occur uninterruptedly to the sound of the music. . In this environment, the local youths, with their herbal scarves tied to their heads, contributed to the spectacle by jumping over the bonfire that was prepared for the event. The mayor, Marco Antonio Pérez Pleite and the parish priest, along with other municipal authorities, joined the jump over the bonfire.
After the luminaire, the audience was able to enjoy an emotional Audiovisual Show followed by the Fireworks, and then attend the popular festival in the Town Hall Square with the performance of the ‘Nuevo Versalles’ orchestra. The young and not so young then continued enjoying the music, already at the Fairgrounds, with the mobile disco with show, DJs and entertainment by DJ Piñu, DJ Dani and DJ Miguel Ángel, a party that lasted until well early morning.
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2023-09-17 17:52:32
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