Probably trying to instill illusion and hope in children, the Council of Celebrations and OJE Cieza surprised everyone this week with the announcement of the arrival of the Three Kings, which was what almost no one expected due to the pandemic, but at the same time I ruled out any resemblance to a cavalcade, which was what many would have wanted.
And there are Christmas traditions that awaken memories; they turn on the magic; they just make you feel good.
Aware of the importance of these collective emotions, the Cieza City Council and the Nativity Scene Association have joined forces to give these days the endearing color of Christmas.
It is striking to see how over the years, the people who work to make the montage a reality spread their illusion to the public. The room on the ground floor of the Siy sa Museum became a miniature Cieza this Saturday afternoon, in which magic was expended in the purest Mu-rcian Baroque style - exposed brick facades , humble country houses and a spectacular reproduction of the conventual church of San Joaqu n and San Pascual- to host the Birth of Jesus that the Cieza Nativity Scene Association has created for the Council of Celebrations .
A very realistic recreations inspired by the architectural aesthetics of the 18th century that, according to its creators, "are a gift for all citizens".
Its highly detailed perfection, its rich range of aged textures and the way it harmonizes with typical scenes explain the extraordinary work carried out by its makers. The reproductions of old houses -such as that of the Mar n-Barnuevo family or that of Jos Rold n de la Nava accompanied by explanatory texts by Antonio Ballesteros- rival the traditional prints that have a very ours flavor.
Because it was so familiar to see women doing their laundry in public laundries or gathering on the shore of some river, and then letting their clothes dry in the sun, on the grass or on the grass.
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If they washed baby clothes, they used to believe that hanging it on rosemary was lucky, as they said that the clothes of the Child Jesus were left to dry on rosemary in the hills of Palestine.
Ciezanos are immensely lucky to have a heritage, a wealth and a tradition around the fine artisan of which they should be proud. Yesterday was not another Saturday within the frenzied activity that the San Sebastián street museum maintains, prepared to receive visitors during these special days.
Unlike.
The opening of the municipal nativity scene totally changed the appearance of this municipal space to carry out a cultural agenda that is increasingly varied due to the offer prepared by the Council of Museums.
It was also noted in this third appointment, and after the inaugurations of individual exhibitions by local artists Aurora Montoya and Mar a Sal, a concern about compliance with security measures.
For this reason, the opening had a very limited presence of municipal authorities, due to the severe measures imposed by the health authorities as a result of the pandemic. The presentation was chaired by Mayor Pascual Lucas, who gave great importance to the assembly and setting work carried out by the Cieza Nativity Scene Association, something fundamental when a scenography of these characteristics has been chosen.
Esthetics.
The councilors for Celebrations, Museums, Culture and Transparency, Mar a Jes s L pez; Conchi Villa, Melba Miñano and Antonio Montiel, respectively.
The representation of the Municipal Corporation was completed by the mayors Manuel Egea, Mar a Turp n, Ignacio Erquicia, Francisco Mart nez, Laura Villa and Juan Piñera.
Three components of the aforementioned association, Juan Mar n, Antonio Jes s Villa and Roberto Ramos, made possible in record time "this unique reality whose recreations of buildings have a marked ethnographic value." function { ;(, , {});}
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cieza