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Mayor joins the massive event, in which seven crews have acted and 120 women have developed more than one hundred thousand traditional balls.

Ballesta surprised the audience when, from the stage, read a trovo dedicated to all residents of the hamlet.

The priest concluded the Mass summoning the popular Uncle John Rita "on the same date and in the same place" to celebrate its 105 years.

The Mayor, José Ballesta, accompanied by the Minister of Culture and Spokesperson, Noelia Arroyo, and many councilors of the Municipal Corporation, has joined the festive day held today to mark the Patiño Meeting of crews, organized by La Peña orchard Hijuela, which this time has fulfilled its XXVIII edition.

"In today Patiño are our roots, our way of being" -has said the mayor, the uniqueness of the people of Murcia makes us live and be in the street, sharing not only our culture but also our cuisine, and free and hospitable, as demonstrated again this morning. "

The traditional day began at 9 am with a tribute to Manuel Prisons "The Patiñero", promoter of the event, followed by concentration of participants crews and tasting of chocolate with churros.

During the Mass celebrated by Joaquin Lopez Aguilando, groups put the music and lyrics for the ceremony to its conclusion, starting the traditional meeting.

Among the actions of gangs, and when the announcer called the mayor on stage to greet the audience, José Ballesta surprised everyone by reading a folk verse written by him saying:

In Patino,

My heart just gushing affection

But as the morning goes ahead

I want to enjoy as a child

Under the mantle of the Virgin of Fuensanta

I want to welcome

In all crews.

Enough of nightmares,

Sing, They Shoot and Ballad

Murcia is still in Christmas

Already starting to circulate the balls

Patiñera made by women

That is a woman of flag

Cheerful, beautiful, beautiful

The groups chosen to participate this time in the Meeting of crews were Almendricos, Animeros Cehegín, Cañada de la Cruz, Fuente-Librilla, Sangonera la Verde, Patino and Aledo.

Once completed actions, around noon, thousands of people began to Patiño enjoyed the tasting of more than 100,000 balls prepared by more than one hundred women of the parish.

This day is ended unofficially up to Christmas.

In addition to the mayor, he has come to the festive day a broad representation of councilors of the Municipal Corporation.

There has also been Uncle John Rita, who 104 years has sung again at the ceremony, which concluded with the invitation of the priest Joaquin Lopez, that in 2017 attending "on the same date and in the same place" to celebrate 105 years.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia