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To encourage the parties in the municipality and with the intent that the smaller the fervent supporters of our traditions, the city of Alhama, through the Department of Celebration, organized the workshop "Mayos" aimed at students schools in the city.
The workshop will be performing May 1, which will result in the Contest City Mayos, free of charge.
Entries will be collected in the school or the Office of Celebration located in the Casa de Cultura, in schedule 8 to 15 pm, Monday through Friday.
Groups to form the workshops will be a maximum of 12 children, to make a day a week in the afternoon.
The workshop will begin on March 22 and end on April 30.
For more information contact the schools concerned or the Department of Celebration at the Casa de la Cultura.
For those not familiar with the party of Los Mayos, saying that is related to agricultural cycles and fertility of the land, since it coincides with the time of harvesting of crops.
This is a series of ancient rites and ceremonies, as the Greeks and Romans celebrated the arrival of spring.
This ancient tradition is still alive today, with great strength, in various parts of the Spanish Mediterranean coast.
The 'Mayo', were dolls made of cloth and stuffed with straw, leaves, wool, rags and old clothes.
Definitely round off the appearance of puppets, they painted her face with human features.
And finally, they covered his head as the traditional way, ie with a hat if it was a male figure, or with a handkerchief tied around the chin if it represented a woman.
Alhama de Murcia there is little information on the historical development of the party of Los Mayos.
However, the testimony of the biggest let you know that in times past, it was customary that at dawn on May Day, were installed on doors and corners a characteristic puppets.
They were exposed all day, being retired at nightfall.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia
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