Today, Saturday the 22nd, we continue with the events of the 2023 "La Invasión" Shield Festival.
Starting at 6:15 p.m., the festive spirit will once again be felt in the streets of Cieza.
“In these days, the memory of the people of Cieza, whose lives were cruelly taken from them on that fateful day of April 6, 1477, resurfaces in our hearts.” “…and may your souls be the guarantors that the flame of our desire always remains lit, as you are in our hearts.”
Acts of the Proclamation of the Coat of Arms Festival "The Invasion" 2023, tomorrow Saturday, April 22.
At 18:15, the Commander and Wife and Abu-l-Hassan and Favorita enter, accompanied by their groups: the “Frontier Knights” Mesnada and the “Nazaríes de Siyasa” Kabila.
Itinerary: Corner of the Convent, Mesones, Narrows, La Tercia, Santo Cristo, Cánovas del Castillo, San Pedro, Diego Tortosa, Del Barco, Balcony of the Wall and Descent to the bridge.
At 7:00 p.m., at the Iron Bridge, Tribute to the Coat of Arms.
At 7:15 p.m., parade of the arrival of the Commander and Wife and Abu-l-Hassán and Favorita accompanied by the rest of the groups to the Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption.
Itinerary: Iron Bridge, River Road, D. Narciso, del Barco, Cánovas del Castillo, San Pedro, Plaza Mayor.
At 8:00 p.m., in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Mass and Offering to the Patron Saint Bartholomew.
At 8:45 p.m., in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Proclamation of the 2023 Coat of Arms Festivities “The Invasion” will be given by Mr. Cristóbal Herrera Ortega, a member of the “Alamines de Abu-l-Hassán” Kabila.
At 9:30 p.m., at the Balcón del Muro, a festive twinning dinner.
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