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| Through 22 large-format images, the exhibition 'Encuentro de Cuadrillas de Patiño 1989-2021.

The ball party 'shows the essence of this event | The mayor of Murcia, Jos Ballesta, together with the Councilor for Culture and Heritage Recovery, Jes s Pacheco, the mayor of Urban Development and Modernization of the Administration, Jos Guill n, and the president from the peña huertana La Hijuela, Francisco Navarro, inaugurated this morning in the pedestrian axis of Alfonso X El Sabio the exhibition 'Encuentro de Cuadrillas de Patiño 1989-2021.

The ball party ', composed of 22 large-format photographs. “This Sunday, the district of Patiño will celebrate its traditional Gathering of Crews.

Today, we inaugurate an exhibition that takes us to this very important date in the Murcian families calendar, with images that show the essence of Patiño's balls, in which El Patiñero, Uncle Juan Rita, the rallies ...

”, highlighted Jos Ballesta during the event. QR codes with information about each image It should be noted that in each photograph a QR code has been inserted that, through the mobile phone, links to the web page created for the exhibition, showing information on the subject of the exhibition.

image. Joaqu n Zamora, Ana Bernal, Jos Andr s Cazorla, Francisco Javier Sandoval, Mar a Luj and Gabriel Gallego are the authors of the photographs, which will remain in Alfonso X until January 22. A consolidated tradition that was born in 1989 and that aspires to be declared of Regional Tourist Interest Due to the health crisis, and for the first time in 33 years, Patiño will not be able to host the traditional ball party this Sunday; an event that was founded in 1989, when a group of men and women from Patiño decided to create the meeting of Murcia gangs, popularly known as 'Las pelotas de Patiño'. Over time, it has been consolidated as a traditional event typical of Christmas days, commemorated the Sunday following Reyes, attended by thousands of visitors from different municipalities in the Region and other Autonomous Communities, aspiring to be declared a festival of Regional Tourist Interest. Specifically, it was on January 8, 1989 when the 'I Encuentro de Cuadrillas' was held, a work that was coordinated by the Peña Huertana La Hijuela and by its director, who at that time was El Patiñero, Manuel C rceles Caballero, who congregated in Patiño the groups of Zarzadilla de Totana, Fuente lamo, Aledo, Las Palas, Raiguero de Totana, V lez Rubio and Peña La Seda, in addition to the Cuadrilla de Patiño.

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Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia