The Cabezo de Torres Carnival warms up with the presentation of the poster, the work of a young woman from the district, María Palazón

Everything is ready for the Murcian district of Cabezo de Torres to celebrate its Carnival 2023, the first without restrictions after the pandemic, in which the Carnival Association and the Municipal Board have collaborated so that this party is once again worthy of the declaration Festival of National Tourist Interest, to which they have been aspiring for several years. This Wednesday the poster for this year was presented, the work of the young woman from El Cabezo, María Palazón Valverde, as well as the programming of the event, which begins, in its central days, on February 10 and closes on the 25th.

The choice of this year’s Mask has fallen to Fran Sánchez, who was president of the carnival for several years, and is currently the general director of Sports. This year’s insignia falls on the comparsa ‘Los numeros’, explained the president of the Association, Pablo Belmonte López.

Belmonte, who was accompanied at the presentation in Terra Natura by the councilors Ainhoa ​​Sánchez and Teresa Franco, and the local Juan Francisco Roda, commented that Grison, from the program ‘La Resistencia’, will give the proclamation at the gala to be held on the night of Friday, February 17, after the Children’s Parade, which will take place from 5:00 p.m. This year it has been decided that all parades start at that time.

The muse and the muse of this year, Pedro Medina Martínez, from ‘Las Rebeldes’, and Irene Nicolás García, from ‘You take me out of my mind’, also accompanied the presentation of the program, which will have its big day on Tuesday, February 21 , with the third parade, “the most anticipated,” said Belmonte. On Sunday 19 and Monday 20 the previous carnival parades will take place. The little ones, on Sunday morning can dress up and participate in the event organized for them.

On Saturday the 25th in the afternoon, the last great parade of the year will take place, in which all the groups will participate. And this year’s Carnivals will end with the burning of the Mask, as is the tradition. In addition, the celebrations include the Chirigotas Contest, which will take place on Saturday, March 4, and Holi Life will take place on Sunday, March 25, “which is held for the first time after carnival and focuses on children. said Belmonte.

The Municipal Board has increased the aid for the Carnivals of this 2023, reaching 70,000 euros, pointed out the pedáneo. This year, in addition, this festival so deeply rooted in Cabezo de Torres will have Carnaval street, a road formerly called General Torres.