Post by jannatjahan1111 on Feb 28, 2024 4:50:39 GMT -5
The 2022 Torralba de Calatrava Carnival has left a very good taste in the town's mouths. The Chirigotas Contest and the seniors' party put the final touch on the Don Carnal festivities this weekend.The Councilor for Celebrations, Luis Blanco, has made a very positive assessment of this carnival and has highlighted that “they have been very participatory festivities, which have made people of all ages enjoy themselves with due caution and have allowed us to take up another plot more of normality.”
There was a lot of desire to party and Carnival,” says Blanco, who points out that “the neighbors have valued very positively the fact that the vast majority of the activities have been carried out outdoors to minimize risks.The last weekend of Carnival has been starred by the Industry Email List ironic lyrics of the three chirigotas who participated in the Murgas Contest. With a practically full House of Culture in which everyone was wearing a mask, the chirigotas brought laughter and made the audience have a pleasant time by making fun of the pandemic and Covid-19, although they also alluded to national political issues, regional and even local.
For almost two hours, the chirigotas 'Gran Reserva' by Pedro Muñoz, 'El Chinchón' by Daimiel and 'Los flamencos del barranco' by Torralba de CalatravaAt the beginning of the event, the mayor of Torralbeña, María Antonia Álvaro, and the Youth Councilor, Fabián Sánchez, presented the prizes to the winners of the carnival decoration contest for facades and shop windows, which had a total of 14 participants. The winner of the facade decoration was Teresa Gómez del Pulgar while the prize for the best carnival window display went to Jorge Rivera's 'Canela en Rama' store.
Also this weekend the Day Center hosted the party dedicated to the elderly, who were able to enjoy the performance of the New Generation Duo that performed songs of different styles making the attendees dance. After that, all the adults enjoyed a chocolate and cake. Councilor Luis Blanco has also made reference in his assessment to the day dedicated to the little ones. The boys and girls enjoyed the playground installed in the Plaza de la Villa, where there was a wide variety of inflatables and games.
Also notable was the Monday afternoon of Carnival, dedicated to the street mask, “symbol and insignia of the Torralbeño Carnival, which we want to maintain and even enhance as one of our hallmarks,” indicated Blanco, who pointed out that this year there have been the collaboration of local associations and there have been many people who took to the streets wearing rags from the back of closets and trunks to keep this tradition alive. At the end of the parade, participants were able to enjoy delicious chocolate and churros offered by the City Council.
Regarding the burial of the sardine, there was also more participation than expected. In rigorous mourning, numerous Torralbeños wanted to accompany Doña Sardina in her last moments. Blanco has thanked all the people and associations that have collaborated "to make this reunion with the Torralbeño Carnival and our traditions possible", specifically the groups and chirigotas, the people who have taken to the streets in costume, those who They have participated in the carnival decoration contest and the jury, the City Council staff, the Local Police and Civil Protection.
Many people gathered over the weekend around the “herds” of family and friends, and during the religious events of the Pilgrimage in honor of the Virgin of Oreto y Zuqueca, patron saint of Granátula de Calatrava (Ciudad Real), in the municipality and in the Hermitage, which dates back to the 13th century, 5 kilometers from the town, events that took place on Saturday and Sunday.
There was a lot of desire to party and Carnival,” says Blanco, who points out that “the neighbors have valued very positively the fact that the vast majority of the activities have been carried out outdoors to minimize risks.The last weekend of Carnival has been starred by the Industry Email List ironic lyrics of the three chirigotas who participated in the Murgas Contest. With a practically full House of Culture in which everyone was wearing a mask, the chirigotas brought laughter and made the audience have a pleasant time by making fun of the pandemic and Covid-19, although they also alluded to national political issues, regional and even local.
For almost two hours, the chirigotas 'Gran Reserva' by Pedro Muñoz, 'El Chinchón' by Daimiel and 'Los flamencos del barranco' by Torralba de CalatravaAt the beginning of the event, the mayor of Torralbeña, María Antonia Álvaro, and the Youth Councilor, Fabián Sánchez, presented the prizes to the winners of the carnival decoration contest for facades and shop windows, which had a total of 14 participants. The winner of the facade decoration was Teresa Gómez del Pulgar while the prize for the best carnival window display went to Jorge Rivera's 'Canela en Rama' store.
Also this weekend the Day Center hosted the party dedicated to the elderly, who were able to enjoy the performance of the New Generation Duo that performed songs of different styles making the attendees dance. After that, all the adults enjoyed a chocolate and cake. Councilor Luis Blanco has also made reference in his assessment to the day dedicated to the little ones. The boys and girls enjoyed the playground installed in the Plaza de la Villa, where there was a wide variety of inflatables and games.
Also notable was the Monday afternoon of Carnival, dedicated to the street mask, “symbol and insignia of the Torralbeño Carnival, which we want to maintain and even enhance as one of our hallmarks,” indicated Blanco, who pointed out that this year there have been the collaboration of local associations and there have been many people who took to the streets wearing rags from the back of closets and trunks to keep this tradition alive. At the end of the parade, participants were able to enjoy delicious chocolate and churros offered by the City Council.
Regarding the burial of the sardine, there was also more participation than expected. In rigorous mourning, numerous Torralbeños wanted to accompany Doña Sardina in her last moments. Blanco has thanked all the people and associations that have collaborated "to make this reunion with the Torralbeño Carnival and our traditions possible", specifically the groups and chirigotas, the people who have taken to the streets in costume, those who They have participated in the carnival decoration contest and the jury, the City Council staff, the Local Police and Civil Protection.
Many people gathered over the weekend around the “herds” of family and friends, and during the religious events of the Pilgrimage in honor of the Virgin of Oreto y Zuqueca, patron saint of Granátula de Calatrava (Ciudad Real), in the municipality and in the Hermitage, which dates back to the 13th century, 5 kilometers from the town, events that took place on Saturday and Sunday.
