Amid cheers and merriment worthy of a holiday, the Sardine arrived this Thursday afternoon, from Molina de Segura, to the Jardín de Santa Isabel where it was collected by the revelers. A lot of expectation and joy was exhibited by passers-by and tourists who browsed one of the most anticipated moments before it becomes ash tomorrow, putting the cherry on top of the Spring Festival. From there, the sardineros carried her in a convertible to the Almudí Palace where the mayor José Antonio Serrano received her with open arms. She already lived from that moment with a lot of emotion in the streets of a city overturned with seeing the Sardine before her eyes.
With their whistles in their mouths, the sardine groups accompanied by Doña Sardina, the journalist Carmen Conesa, and El Gran Pez, the businessman José Moreno, gave free rein to their passion and walked through the center of the municipality to deliver gifts to everyone who came by. crossed him during the parade. The partygoers mingled in the alleys of a city flooded with people, especially many parents with their children and young people who wanted to join the party, to the sound of the music of the famous Raphael song “My big night”. Anxiety could also overcome some, such as the Polifemo group, who had to fix a puncture in their float a few meters from San Pedro Square. The magic of the pre-burial on Saturday was lived among many sardineros like Marta, from the Plutón group. “It is the most beautiful week of the year,” remarked this twenty-something woman, accompanied by two other young women who wanted to pose and show everyone how they feel on this special day. For Noelia, another sardine, the time before and the day of the Burial are the moments she enjoys the most, this girl says, while people pose next to the sardine and people dressed as animals pass by, from giraffes and zebras to a huge elephant .
Among a crowd in the Plaza del Cardenal Belluga were two South Koreans who have lived in Valencia for more than four years and who happened to be visiting Murcia. “We didn’t imagine that this city was so alive and that it lived its festivals with such passion,” says Erin. A music band from the Mexican city of Veracruz also came out in the parade. “We are impressed,” says Raquel, one of the members of this group that is touring Europe. Still with sunlight, the parade began to spread excitement among the thousands of attendees. “What I am most passionate about: seeing the avalanche of children towards you to ask you for toys,” says Juan, from the Marte group. Late at night, it was handed over to the Murcian mayor and followed by a display of fireworks.
The tram reinforces the service for the great parade tomorrow
The Department of Sustainable Mobility and Street Cleaning and Tram of Murcia will reinforce the service tomorrow during the Burial of the Sardine parade. Between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., frequencies will be improved and service will be provided to a greater number of users. Thus, the start time will be the same as that of any Saturday, with a first convoy at 07:05 from the Infantas stop, while the end time of the service will be conditioned to the opening of Plaza Circular, after the end of the parade, around 1:45 a.m.
The start of the rush hour strip is maintained at 10:00 a.m., with a frequency of 9-12 minutes until 6:00 p.m. The traffic cut at Plaza Circular is expected around six in the afternoon, when partial services will begin from the Plaza Circular and Juan Carlos I stops to the ends. Between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., approximately, the frequency will be 12-15 minutes per section (Plaza Circular-Nueva Condomina stadium and Juan Carlos I-Universities). From 9:00 p.m., frequencies of passage per 15-minute stop.
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