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The presidential advisor, Manuel Campos, said today that the celebration of the Spring Festival "keeps alive the cultural identity, encouraging empathy for the traditions, customs and lifestyles typical of Murcia, transcending beyond the region."

So said the Minister during the reception at the headquarters of the Ministry of the Presidency to the Queens of the Garden 2012, Maria del Carmen Martinez Bernabe Lopez and Paula Perez, who came accompanied by the Ladies of Honor, President of the Federation of Peñas huertana of the Region of Murcia, Antonio Aviles, and members of the organization.

Campos said the Spring Festival, with the Bando de la Huerta and the Burial of the Sardine, "a great exponent of identity and community values," which promote "progressive enrichment of all citizens the region from the respect for tradition in tune with the dynamics will advance the culture. "

He also stressed the respect and originality of the party, "bearer of the values ​​of society Murcia, close to citizens, respectful of regional characteristics," adding that its transmission from generation to generation has managed to "perpetuate a culture, tradition own food and, in turn, give a more innovative and adapted to today. "

The Minister encouraged all citizens of the region and other cities of the country to join the celebration of the Festival of Spring, that "pay homage to the roots of the region".

"A culture class"

The head of the Ministry of the Presidency noted the high cultural wealth in the region, which in his opinion, is positioned as a "cultural reference class to be recognized the historical value and artistic festivals and traditions."

In this regard, he recalled that the Community has many parties declared a Site of International Tourist Interest, such as Holy Week in Lorca and Murcia, the Patron Saints of the Most Holy and Vera Cruz de Caravaca, Cante de las Minas de La Unión, the Burial of the Sardine or the Bando de la Huerta, who recently received the distinction.

Source: CARM