More rocks, more festive and younger.
Berber incursions in the Mar Menor in Los Alcazares has grown from fourteen to eighteen participating clubs.
Thus, there are now about five hundred revelers who join in the organization of the festivities.
Highlights this year, "the significant increase in the number of young people, a fact which is important because they will be responsible for the continuity of these parties who have served for twelve years," said the president of the Berber Cultural Peñas, Andrés Flores, during the launch.
Just for kids activities will begin this weekend.
During the afternoon of Saturday April 16th and the morning of Sunday 17th, the Association of Berber Peñas installed on the esplanade of City Hall will stand where leisure activities and crafts.
A hundred children will have the opportunity to make, with his parents, his medieval costume with which to dress for the holidays.
In addition, it will sell a banner of the Berber Incursions for neighbors to participate in the celebrations adorning balconies and provide the people of a more medieval setting.
The idea was born as an alternative to Easter has become a major tourist attraction of the municipality in which "is lived intensely, living among neighbors who go out for three days and demonstrate the union of alcazareño on the campus of the rocks located on the waterfront "the mayor noted, Encarna Gil.
This coexistence is expected this year especially, as commented by the mayor of Celebration, Isabel Montesinos "This year we return a bit to the beginning where we have the cooperation of the rocks of the Trinity-Berber Fiestas de Torre Pacheco.
So in the parade on Saturday, 23 involved the rock The Thirds of Philip II. "
The program of events begins on Thursday 21 April at 10.00 am with the opening delmercado medieval.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, opening parade and then, circus performance and representation of the medieval tournament.
At night, the cry of opening will be in the festive camp located on the premises of the Parque de las Peñas vegetable garden at 21.30 hours.
The biggest events are the Berber landing Friday afternoon (20.30) on the beach where the pirates Manzanares assail the farmers on the coast and the pirates and barbarians fight to take land alcazareño.
A show that has ensured success by reference to the full house has made the beach in previous years.
Saturday will be the day of the grand parade of the rocks composed of peasants, fishermen, Trinidadians and pirates.
Departure is at 20.30 from the roundabout at Liberty Avenue in the Palms Lane and run along this avenue until the intersection with ave.
Thirteen of October.
Another quote stated is the Cauldron Launch International which celebrates its third edition.
Will be on Sunday on the beach 16.30 in Manzanares.
An activity that started as a hobby between different clubs and has become a curious attraction of the festivities.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Los Alcázares