ASdTorrevieja Information - tourist guide: “Sagrado Corazón de Jesús” (the Sacred Heart) Fiestas

“Sagrado Corazón de Jesús” (the Sacred Heart) Fiestas
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A. Michael on 09 June, 2010 12:21:00

June 6-13.

The Sacred Heart festivities started on Sunday, 6h of June and will keep on
being celebrated until Sunday, 13th of June, when the Holy Procession will take
place.
All along the week, the Torrevieja’s “de la Punta” neighbourhood will
deeply enjoy all different   events organized by the Asociación del Sagrado
Corazón de Jesús (the Sacred Heart Association) together with the Fiestas
Department of the Torrevieja’s Council.
The Romería (pilgrimage) taking the Sacred Heart image to the San Roque’s
church was celebrated last Sunday, 6th of June.
Fro Monday on, the neighbourhood streets will be full of fiestas, hustle and
bustle and will offer different children amenities, such as gymkhanas, mobile
disco and gift bingos.
The coronation of the new queen of the Sacred Heart, Micaela Sánchez Ballester,
will take place next Saturday, 12th of June at 9pm in the Centro Cultural Virgen
del Carmen, and on Sunday, 13th of June, the fiestas will come to an end with
the holy Sacred Heart procession, which will start at 9pm when the holy mass
blessing the new image throne is finished.
Finally, it is worth highlighting that the recently reformed Plaza de Oriente
will be, once again, the centre of all religious acts and festivities celebrated
during the week.