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Cartagena is preparing to celebrate Christmas (27/11/2009)

The City, through the Department of Celebration, is preparing the machinery for implementation in the city the decorations and lights will welcome LaNave, which, in times of crisis in which raw austerity, requires cut and try to save, but without neglecting traditional markedly celebration.

In this sense, it has advanced placement Bethlehem Municipal, which repeats located in the Plaza San Francisco, to prevent workers having to work overtime.

As last year, the Bethlehem I make over 300 pictures of Nicholas and Juan Antonio Griñán Almansa, and maintain the roof of 300 square meters of marine board that will protect it from possible rain and the fall of the balls that generate trees in the plaza.

As the Christmas lights, the idea, according to the councilor of Celebration, Florentina Garcia Vargas, is that the lights will lead people to the Plaza San Francisco and the surroundings of Bethlehem, turning this area into the hub of celebration of activities organized on the occasion of these festivities.

To reduce municipal spending and power consumption, lighting is designed so as to focus on the historic and, principally, in the pedestrian area or walking, cutting the rest of the city.

In addition, lighting decorations microbombillas use low-power LEDs, and continuing with the initiative last year, will not stay on all night.

The lighting of the Christmas lights this year is expected to be brought forward to December 11, at the request of traders, to create the environment that, at this time, gives impetus to the commercial life in the city.

Another Christmas tradition is maintained despite the crisis in the Christmas Market, which stands, as the past 30 years, have already begun to settle in the Alameda de San Antón, in order to open its doors on bridge the Constitution and the Immaculate Conception, so that is scheduled to open officially on December 6 and will remain until January 6, Epiphany.

Like every year, will house seats leather and wood crafts, accessories, jewelry, as well as traditional toys and other gift items.

The Department of Celebration is finalizing details of the Christmas program, which will begin on the opening of Belén 18con and will end on January 6, details will be announced at a press conference in early December.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena

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