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The President of the Region of Murcia, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, will, tomorrow, Saturday, April 4, the Proclamation of Easter in La Union during the Eucharist at 20:00 pm in the Parish of Our Lady of the Rosary of the town .

Ramón Luis Valcárcel has expressed his "enthusiasm and excitement" to the work that has been assigned as a preacher of the Holy Week unionense.

For Easter Valcárcel Minera gets synthesize "the ingrained religious feelings of the people of La Union along with the traditions and customs of those living by extracting the wealth that holds its ground."

The President praised the "character and original" of the local Easter, also attached to the songs, through the National Competition Bolts held every Holy Thursday "getting touch the audience with the depth of her cry."

For the Mayor of La Union, Francisco Bernabé, "Easter 2009 will be a town crier estate, committed to the Union and imbued with the values of this land."

For his part, Brother Mayor-President of the Illustrious Confraternity of the Holy Christ of Miners, Jose Lopez, has said that the presence of President Valcárcel as a preacher is "an essential support for the growth of Easter Union."

Holy Week in La Union, includes the procession of Cristo de los Mineros, on Holy Thursday and declared of Regional Tourist Interest, and the Holy Burial Procession on Good Friday.

Almost unique and roots because of its close relationship with local mining tradition, Holy Week in La Union can look to the traditional portapasos carbide, and other useful miners.

Moreover, the singing, so bound to the Union with the International Festival of Cante de las Minas, also noted in the Holy Thursday procession, through the National Competition Bolts.

Prior to the Proclamation of Easter, in the Auditorium Hall of the City of La Union, after 19:00 pm will open the exhibition of tins decorated by various artists.

The tins decorated by artists like Peridis, Asensio Sáez, Francisco Hernandez and Esteban Bernal Cop, among others, were promoted in the 90's, by the Cultural City of Union, to raise funds to support Easter Union.

The collection was donated by the Cultural City of Union City Hall and will be exhibited in the Hall of the Auditorium of the Casa del Pinon, April, from 9:00 to 14:00, during weekdays.

Source: Ayuntamiento de La Unión