TheCity Council of Monforte del Cid, the Brotherhood of Capuchin Brothers of Orito and the Festival Commission of OritoThey have agreed to suspend the Pilgrimage and Fair in Honor of San Pascual scheduled for May 17, 2020, as well as all the events scheduled in the days prior to that date.
This decision, forced by the crisis of theCovid-19, does not propose its postponement to another date this year and calls the year2021. This has been announced by the Councilor for Fiestas de Monforte del Cid,Juan José Hernández Rico, which has also communicated it to the Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante.
Despite the fact that, in the best of scenarios, thestate of alarmcould cease to be in forceApril 12th, the suspension is mainly due to thecautionbefore a looming uncertain scenario. In addition, the work and previous steps that a pilgrimage like that of San Pascual requires, the second mostmultitudinousof the province after that of Santa Faz, they are not being able to develop normally what would end up hindering the correctorganizationof the celebration.
Juan José Hernández Rico has explained that “we all know thesentimental and economic impactthat this measure entails, but in these times the health and safety ofmonfortinosandpilgrimsIt must prevail over the festive and commercial component of the celebration “as well as” as soon as circumstances allow it, we will begin to work with enthusiasm in thepilgrimage of 2021to make it even bigger, “stressed the mayor.
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