The holiday counselor, José Antonio Marín, along with the president of the Arab popular group, José Miguel García, presented the pilgrimage program in San Marcos, which will take place for another year in Cerro en Fuente, with all the traditional events on Sunday, April 27th.
The holiday counselor recalled that «it is a day of coexistence, a day to share with the neighbors and remember how this festive event is carried out in the countryside,» a holiday that this year marks its 37th anniversary of recovery to which he was invited to participate, along with the President of the Folk Group.
The events will start at 8:00 a.m. with the usual gathering of pilgrims. Around 8:30, there will be the distribution of ingredients for the Gachasmigas competition, with its evaluation ceremony and subsequent prizes.
Within the program of activities, at 10:30, the Laboral meal and songs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will take place by the Arab Folkloric Group. At 11:00, the traditional dance workshop will begin, open to all interested in participating. At 12 o’clock, the Arab People’s School Group will provide a sample of local folklore, and the Children’s Fair will open. At 1:00 pm, the Paellas festival will begin. This year a large paella will be prepared for the participants, who can have a portion of paella for the price of 4 euros. This formula is adopted to adapt to fire prevention measures, as indicated by the counselor who explained that people who wish to prepare their paellas must do so in the activated barbecue areas using Butane Paelleras.
Subsequently, at 4:00 pm, the children’s fair will continue, and at 4:30, the 29th Petonca Championship will take place.
Those interested in participating, both in the Gachasmigas competition and the Paellas Festival, must register at the holiday office until Thursday, April 24th, from 10:30 to 14:00. In the Gachasmigas competition, 5 euros must be provided for registration (ingredients for 10 people will be provided), and each portion of the Paellas Festival will cost 4 euros.
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