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San Pedro del Pinatar has welcomed today thousands of people who have honored the patron saint of sailors on a pilgrimage by foot to Lo Pagan and maritime procession which involved dozens of vessels.
The municipality marmenorense of San Pedro del Pinatar held today one of the most established festivals and tradition, a procession by land and sea in honor of the Virgen del Carmen in which local fishermen, accompanied by thousands of residents and visitors, move to her employer from San Pedro del Pinatar to Lo Pagan.
The festival, which dates back to the eighteenth century in the city, started at 07:00 am with a bulls through the streets of San Pedro del Pinatar, followed an hour later by a massive air mass in the Plaza of the Constitution.
The sun, wearing hard from early in the morning, has not prevented hundreds of faithful accompany him on a pilgrimage to the Virgin of Carmen, cover the shoulders by fishermen, to Lo Pagan.
Courtship has followed the path to the beach, making stops at the altars neighbors and fishermen up to the passage of the Virgin and in which is sung the Salve Marinera.
The mayor of San Pedro del Pinatar, Visitation Martinez, and the president of the Fishermen's Association, Juan Pablo Martinez, presided over the procession, accompanied by other local authorities.
The traditional "tronaera" a deafening fireworks announcing the entrance of the Virgin in the Port of Lo Pagan, has terminated the land route.
The ship was commissioned Caricano boarding this year the image of the patron in his tour of the Mar Menor, escorted by dozens of boats and recreational fishing, decorated for the occasion and packed with faithful who have thrown hundreds of carnations memory of deceased seamen, after the prayer of the pastor of Lo Pagan.
The Eagle Patrol, the General Air Academy, wanted to join once again with this tribute flying over the procession during the tribute to the men of the Sea
After the procession Locally, around 12:20 hours, the "Star of the Sea" landed in the fish market, where a Mass was held Campaign, before the image was transferred to the church of Our Lady del Carmen in Lo Pagan.
The feast of the Virgen del Carmen ends this morning with the procession back to San Pedro del Pinatar, from midnight.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Pedro del Pinatar
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