Holy weeks schedule

THE EASTER IN TARRAGONA Easter Tarragona is a very important milestone in the life of the city for many years-centuries-fossilize traditions, since their modern origins must place them in the mid-sixteenth century. The Easter meeting in Tarragona in a few days as many manifestations of popular piety can confirm that the best of Catalonia, comparable to the most famous of Spain, neither better nor worse, just different, with a share about 5,000 direct colleagues. The celebrations have as protagonists the Cross of the different brotherhoods, the procession of Holy Thursday and the pain of the funeral procession of Good Friday. Solemnity, tradition and silence have always been the main features of the more representative and genuine manifestation of popular religious Easter Tarragon. We obviously referring to the procession of the funeral, held Friday evening from the old streets of the Upper Part of the city. It is in vain that this procession has been declared Traditional Festival of National Interest by the Government of Catalonia and Party of National Tourist Interest in the whole Easter Tarragona. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS EASTER 2011 Friday April 8 At 20 h in Flix (Ribera d'Ebre) EXPOSITION "spiritus Lux - The Light of spirit." Organizers: Association of City and Flix Asst. Open until Easter Monday, April 25. Saturday April 9 At 19.30 Cross Church of St. Peter's Seraglio. In the 20-hour procession, which will travel the main streets of the sea. Organizers: MAREJANTS GUILD OF ASSOCIATION AND THE STEP OF THE POWER OF JESUS ​​- Fishermen's Association. Sunday 10 April 19.30 In the Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions of Tarragona, Eutyches room. PRESENTATION OF THE FILM THE EASTER OF TARRAGONA. At 20 h in the same room. 1st Easter Music Festival, the CONCERT BAND ASSOCIATION OF LA SALLE. Organized Grouping Asst. Wednesday, April 13 At 19 pm Patio James I of the council. OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION OF PAINTING COMPETITION 2011. Organized Grouping Asst. Friday 15 April At 19 pm Church of St. Lawrence. Cross inside the church. In the 20-hour procession through the streets of the Upper Part. Organized farmers GUILD OF SAN ISIDRO. Saturday 16 April At 19.30 pm Church of St. Nicholas of Bari. Cross inside the church. Organized Cofradía Cristo del Buen Amor Y Our Lady of St. John the Evangelist WITH bitterness. At 19.30 pm Church of St. Lawrence. SACRE CONCERT, by the COR the anchor. Organized farmers' GUILD. Sunday 17 April to Saturday 23 April SAMPLE ARTISTIC HERITAGE OF THE EASTER Tarragona. * See page 37. Palm Sunday, April 17 At 11 h of Coke Street. Blessing of Palma and RAMS. Then procession of Palma and RAMS. At 11:30 am At the altar of the Cathedral. Pontifical Mass of Palm Sunday. During the offertory, R. and V. Congregation of the Immaculate BLOOD N. S. J. deliver the paschal candle on behalf of the Association of Asst. At 13 h filled the City Hall. EASTER PRAYER Tarragona 2011, by Mr.. Enric Pujol CAYUELAS. At 1630 h from the parish of St. John of the procession will leave Palm Sunday, with the passage of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Organized by: Brotherhood of Our Father Jesus of the Passion. At 19 h quit the church of Nazareth Cross will travel to the walled enclosure and the upper part. Organizers: R. and V. Congregation of the Immaculate BLOOD. SAINT MONDAY, April 18 At 10.30 am in the Cathedral. MASS CRISMAL organized by the Cathedral Chapter. At 19.30 in the hermitage of Sant Magi (Gateway Shopping). Celebration of the Eucharist. At 20:15 am Processional Cross for the Upper Part. Organisation: LA SALLE, Descent and CONGREGATION OF Illustrious Brotherhood of San MAGÍ, Marta. SAN TUESDAY, April 19 At 19 pm St. Francis Church and organized by the Royal Brotherhood of Jesus of Nazareth, Mass and Cross inside the church. In the 20-hour procession through the streets of the Upper Part of the city. SAN WEDNESDAY, April 20 At 19 pm Church of St. John the Baptist. NOTHING OF THE ROSARY OF PAIN and preaching. At 19:45 pm from the Plaza de San Juan Bautista, PROCESSION OF PAIN. Organized by: Brotherhood of Our Father Jesus of the Passion. Holy Thursday, April 21 Each association organizes the celebration of Easter Mass on Holy Thursday to the respective churches and parishes of the city. The Cathedral will be held at 20 am, presided by the archbishop. At 20 pm Church of Nazareth. Shifts of the armed guard of honor of the Blessed Sacrament Blood. At 21 am Church of St. Peter's Seraglio. Time and Time Easter Vigil. The armed Guild Marejants shifts will honor guard before the Blessed Sacrament. FRIDAY, April 22 At 0:15 pm Cross to the sanctuary of Loreto. Organizers: YOUTH ASSOCIATION BROTHERHOOD OF LORETO and ST-ECCE HOMO. At 6 pm in the Cathedral. PASSION sermon, popularly called "the slap." At 6:15 pm out of the church of Nazareth the Holy Blood of Christ, accompanied by congregants and representatives of the brotherhoods Tarragona with robes and cones, to go to the Cathedral, where to begin the Processional Cross top, ending in the Plaza del Rey. Organizers: R. and V. Congregation of the Immaculate BLOOD. Cross PARISH: At 9 pm in San Francisco, and 10 am in St. John the Baptist, St. Paul and St. Peter's Seraglio. At 10 pm in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar in Barcelona, ​​organized by the Cross parish and Illustrious Brotherhood of San MAGÍ, MARTYR (Maginet). At 12 pm In the Holy Church Cathedral. Liturgical action Friday, celebrated by the archbishop. At 12.30 pm from the chapel of Sant Magi (Gateway Shopping): Sermon on the Seven Words, organized since 1957 by the Association for La Salle and Tarragona Radio broadcast with the participation of AUGUSTA CHORAL. At 1615 pm from the Church of the Nazarene will leave the Royal Armed and Venerable Congregation of the Immaculate Heart to start collecting mysteries in Rambla Nova, Union Street and Upper Part of the city and move them to the square King. Procession of the funeral At 20 pm from the Church of Nazareth, King's Square, leave the magnum and traditional procession of the funeral, declared Traditional Festival of National Interest by the Government of Catalonia, organized by the Royal and Venerable Congregation of the Immaculate BLOOD our Lord Jesus Christ. Involved the Armed Blood and the Holy Week Twelve associations that accompany the respective steps Tarragon (twenty in total). Holy Saturday, April 23 At 18:30 am Church of Nazareth. Procession through the streets of solitude of the Upper Part, organized by the Congregation of the Lord of VIRGIN OF loneliness. At 19 pm Main Street. Top traditional singing Icicles throughout the city. Organized GREGAL HEART. At 22.30 pm Easter Vigil at the Cathedral. At the same time be held in all parishes of the city culminating event of Holy Week with the assistance of the respective associations Easter Tarragona. After the Easter Vigil and the Chamber of Canons of the Cathedral, singing Icicles, played by GREGAL HEART. On Sunday morning the streets of the Seraglio act. Easter Sunday, April 24 At 11 am in the Cathedral Crafts Easter.  

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