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The Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Region of Murcia, Pedro Alberto Cruz, today delivered the opening speech of the parties in the neighborhood of San Basilio de Murcia.
"Happiness is not good but excellent," said Cruz-when to celebrate it when it leads to the neighbors make a stop on the way to the daily grind to enjoy and strengthen the foundations of their life together, when you open district wide to accommodate people coming from other parts of the city to join the program of events provided by the brave group of people responsible for that by now the appointed days, everything is willing and pleased the concurrent. "
A few days ago that "run faster, but are lived hard and give the neighborhood sounds, colors, aromas and flavors that identify the party."
The Minister of Culture began his speech by quoting the German philosopher Josef Pieper and his work 'A theory of the party', which says that "the party is to affirm the joy of existence, celebrate a special occasion, and in a non-daily The statement in the world made and repeated once every day "and said those held in San Basilio do not need to make them available," because they have enough background and reputation, "but only" thinking out loud about them and, of course, in exalting. "
After a tour of the remote origins of the holiday and its involvement with religion, Cruz recalled that Murcia is rich in block parties.
And there are all kinds and at all times, overlapping, usually with the feast of the patron or patroness "and listed some of those held, such as San Anton, Santa Eulalia, Vistabella, Vistalegre, Prince , San Juan, San Pedro, El Carmen, San Miguel or San Antolin.
He also recalled that San Basilio is a neighborhood still young, the son of that development of the 50 and 60, the expansion of the city to the northwest, around the axis marked by the Camino Real de Castilla.
Son of the urbanization of land boundaries with the Albatalía, sites behind the old Hotel Castilla and Polytechnic Institute. "
The director gave some biographical notes and trivia about the figure of St. Basil the Great, explaining that "in the Greek tradition, is responsible for the visit, laden with gifts to children on 1 January, her feast day in East.
That is, that St. Basil is for the Greeks, for us the Magi or other cultures Saint Nicholas, also known as Santa Claus or Father Christmas, which, incidentally, was also born Turk. "
He also noted that although the feast of the patron of the district is Jan. 2, "in his neighborhood he must have thought that these dates are not the most propitious for the festivities and popular, both by weather and by the coincidence with the celebrations link Christmas with the New Year with Epiphany it, so here we are saying goodbye to spring and summer greet, commemorating the holy Bishop of Caesarea. "
Cross concluded by noting that "the acts that will be happening today through Sunday will have basically two landmarks: the parish, where we are, for the religious ceremonies, and the Pergola, a major symbol of the neighborhood for the civic, among which are counted on this occasion, live performances and festivals and competitions for young people and children, as well as paella imperative that all brothers, as so often, about the delights of our cuisine "and congratulated the pastor and the president of the neighborhood for having been designated to receive the Gold Badge of St. Basil," which proclaims it to clear that St. Basil is also many other things, a neighborhood grateful ".
Source: CARM
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