The councilman of Culture of the City of Totana, Ana Belen Garcia presented an extensive program of activities to celebrate the holidays of Christmas and Epiphany, aimed at a diverse audience and to span the cultural spectrum of the locality, ranging from exhibitions , book, contest of cribs, carol concerts, teams meet popular parade of the Kings of Men, among other activities.
The program opens today, Wednesday, December 17, Christmas carol concert by students of Initiation Musical School of Music at the Teatro del Centro Sociocultural "Jail."
On Friday 19 December will be two concerts of Christmas carols.
On the one hand, at half past eight p.m. in the Socio-Cultural Center "La Carcel" serve the students of Music Theory at the Municipal School of Music.
On the other hand, at the same time in the parish of St. James is hosting a Christmas Concert by the Children's Choir Musical Totana, the guitar students of the musical group The Paretón and cultural association of Women.
The next day at eight o'clock in the afternoon will place the "Christmas Concert" by the Orchestra of Pulse and Spike "Ciudad de Totana" and the Dawn Chorus in the parish of Santiago and a half hour later will start a concert of carols by the choir Santiago in the convent of the Three Hail Marys.
On Sunday December 21 shall be a quarter to the opening of the Bethlehem municipal performance of the choir "Vox Musicalis" in the exhibition hall "Gregorio Cebrián, where it will remain open until 6 January.
On the same site, also inaugurated the painting exhibition "La Mirada Christmas-contrast."
On Tuesday 23 December at midnight will proceed to award to the best readers of 2008 will also take place where the storytelling "The Wasp Artist" by the hand of the company La Murga Sociocultural Center " Jail. "
On Thursday December 25 at six o'clock in the afternoon there will be a Mass of Christmas carols sung by the choir at the Church of Santiago Santiago.
Christmas activities continues on Sunday December 28 with the sample of Popular crews to be held in the Plaza de la Balsa Vieja after midnight.
In the exhibition participate Purias gang-Lorca, of Aledo, and the crew of The Raiguero of Totana.
That same afternoon, be prepared the traditional Roscón Kings "by the Association of Pastry Chefs and Artisans of Totana, in the Plaza of Old Balsa this year, as new, will benefit Caritas.
The year will be given specially by the children, since January 2 will be made crafts, workshops, games and also will write a letter to Santa Claus after midnight in the library.
That same afternoon at half past eight will present the book "The Alloz" by Juan Ruiz García and poetry reading will take place seed box at the Teatro del Centro Sociocultural "Jail."
The Magi come to Totana on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 January to settle in the Plaza de la Balsa Vieja, from five-thirty in the afternoon, which will collect the cards of all children in the municipality.
On Monday 5 and seven in the evening you will place the traditional procession of the Magi.
On Tuesday, January 6 will be performed beginning at ten o'clock the Order of the Magi in the hamlet of El Paretón, which will host a Great Paella from two-thirty in the party room.
Finally, on Friday, January 9 will receive their prize in cribs in the Socio-Cultural Center "La Carcel" after eight-thirty in the evening.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana. Fotos: Totana.com