On Saturday 2, the Municipal Auditorium will host the XXXI National Folklore Show organized by the Grupo de Coros y Danzas Virgen del Rosario.
Juan Romero, Councillor for Culture and Pepi Peña, director of the group, had this festival that includes our folk tradition.
Romero stressed the work for years, the festival is the oldest in our area, has developed this group of neighbors love our tradition.
The mayor of Culture claimed that without the work of the Group of Songs and Dances Virgen del Rosario, many of our traditions are lost.
For its part, the director of Virgen del Rosario explained that the national festival this year will feature the group participaci'n Rancho Folklorico "I Camponesa" Santana Do Mato (Coruche-Portugal), where precisely this Summer has acted alhameño group.
It also will take the stage Dance Group Teaching (Albacete), Folk Group "El Limon" Llano de Brujas, the Chorus and Dance Group Virgen del Rosario of Puerto Lumbreras and hosts the Group of Our Lady of Songs and Dances Rosario de Alhama which will close the festival.
The spearhead of the group also announced that this year the Lady of the Rosary have prepared a special opening of the festival for what will have the collaboration of the Association Musical de Alhama.
The festival poster
Moreover, Pepi Peña was the poster advertising the festival, chaired by the Medal of Honor was given to them late last year.
The director of the group explained that this medal have tried to chair the cartel as a way of thanking and showing the award given the importance that the group has had such a concession.
The medal, which will also be present on stage at the festival, is surrounded in the lineup by the most prominent symbols of the group: red petticoat, the plate, etc.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia