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The spectacular Burning of Raspajo put the colophon one more year to the feasts of Las Torres de Cotillas (29/08/2017)

The Festivities of the Towers of Cotillas concluded last Sunday 27 of August with the traditional act of the Burning of the Raspajo, the stone cardboard doll that stands as symbol of these festivities in honor to the Virgin of the Salceda and that remembers the Past huertano of the municipality.

An event that took place at the edge of midnight after the closing speech of the mayor, Domingo Coronado, and again had a large attendance in the esplanade Maestro Don Angel Palazón.

This immense bonfire, accompanied by a large pyromusical castle, put an end to 10 intense days of celebration and coexistence in which they held about fifty activities.

This year's 'Raspajo', designed by the torre Elena María Hernández (winner of the drawing contest called by the Department of Festejos) and elaborated by the local craftsmen Pedro Requena and Rubén Fernández, was a worthy representative of the orchard since it counted With elements such as lemon head, carrot hands, branches neck and legs, grape bunch of grapes ...

A full day

A day whose events had started with the "III Meeting of classic vehicles, tractors, motorcycles and SUVs" next to the Municipal Sports Center, which offered an exhibition of machines of all kinds, a lunch enlivened by a rock group and a later caravan by the Streets of the locality.

In the afternoon, the parish of Nuestra Señora de la Salceda hosted a mass in honor of the patroness, before the procession with the image of the virgin by the people.

Next Saturday, September 2, the image of the patron saint will return after these festivities to the Ermita del Coto in a pilgrimage that will leave her church after the mass celebrated at 19:30 hours.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Las Torres de Cotillas

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