Murcia vibrates with the explosion of sardine joy

Groups of friends, entire families, bachelorette parties, older young people, children… Going out for an aperitif on this day has already become a tradition, although many were just starting out. This is the case of Iria, a month and a half-old baby from Rincón de Seca to whom her parents will tell her about her first sardine experience when she is older. «It's a very cool day, with a lot of commotion, but you have to live it to understand it. From the outside it may seem a bit exaggerated, but I really like seeing Murcia like this,” highlighted Julia Torres, the little girl's mother.

With her eyelashes decorated with pink mascara for the occasion, Julia explained that this year she would avoid areas with the highest concentration of people. “I love getting into the thick of Alfonso where, accompanied by her husband, she was waiting for her sister and some friends to eat “some seafood and whatever we caught.”

They did decide to get fully into the sardine epicenter Mari Carmen and Mercedes Belmonte, two sisters born in Los Dolores who live in the district of Beniaján and the Infante neighborhood, respectively. Although they are not twins, they seemed that way because they were dressed alike. “We like to go like this and we buy the same clothes to match on special days like today,” explained Mari Carmen, the eldest of the smiling sisters, who declare themselves lovers of the sardine appetizer.

Looking ahead to the night parade, they were not very clear if the forces would accompany them. “We have the chairs reserved, but I don't know if we'll hold out or we'll go home to watch it on television, like what happened to us a year ago,” Mari Carmen detailed, waiting to get a dick. “I've put on a necklace that I had from last year, but I'm going to see if they decorate me a little more,” she announced with the enthusiasm of a child. “Today everyone is smiling and happy.”