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In February he was named the capital of Spain to Terele Pávez, Enrique Ruiz Carolo Villén and ambassadors of the Festival of Los Mayos de Alhama de Murcia.
Already at that time, our ambassadors expressed their commitment to be present at our parties and will do so.
Ambassadors will wear his brand new suit corremayo during the weekend when the main activities of the festivities take place, including "plantá of Mays'.
They come to town on Friday to share with alhameños his most beloved holidays, which will be addressed in the act of appointment of Corremayo Mayor, Saturday night May 2 at 21.00, when thousands of corremayos flood the streets of municipality.
That night, the alhameña Mª José González Provencio Corremayo Mayor, honor given to individuals who have been active in promoting the party is appointed.
It is then, when the Ambassadors of Los Mayos intervene to then start the parade of corremayos with Malvariche Banda, where last year more than 7,000 people registered.
The next day, the ambassadors of the Festival of Los Mayos can visit the traditional puppets rag placed in neighboring streets and squares that give rise to the party.
The Mayos, Alhama de Murcia, a unique and colorful tradition
There are critics and traditional Mayos Mayos.
In Alhama de Murcia a tradition since time immemorial, turned into party in the eighties of the last century is held.
This is Los Mayos and takes place the first Sunday of May.
If you wander the first Sunday in May through the streets of Alhama de Murcia, discover gardens, squares and streets, scenes in which the main characters are a rag-made puppets actual size and wearing clothes.
These puppets are the stars of scenes that can be critical to traditional and are part of a carefully scenery keeping with the theme of May.
And sometimes, their faces painted by hand, can be recognized with some character known in the local, regional or national level.
The rag puppets talk to each other through some posters glued to the body like a sandwich comics.
We usually do in verse and their conversations are often ironic and funny.
These puppets are placed by neighbors early Saturday to Sunday and can only be seen that day in the streets since the late evening, Los Mayos disappear until next year.
The history of puppets rag is uncertain since it is a popular tradition passed from parents to children who disappeared during the Civil War because of its critical, but was recovered in the 80s by municipal initiative, surrounding the "plantá "Los Mayos with a series of events that make up what is now known as The Festival of Los Mayos.
On his recovery, local residents invented the character of "corremayos".
It is a multicolored dress, like a buffoon and full of bells.
Alhameños, this suit is placed during the holidays to go see Los Mayos.
In addition, a massive star corremayos parade Saturday night to Sunday (Day of Los Mayos).
This year the festivities will take place from 1 to May 10 and include the parade of corrermayos the night of Saturday 2 to Sunday, 3, and Day of Los Mayos, Sunday 3 with the traditional meeting of gangs.
The weekend from 8 to 10 May Concentration Custom Motorcycles, another event of the festival that brings together thousands of fans of these bikes and has a history of more than twenty years will also be held.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia
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