The term of the new edition of the drawing contest has already been opened to find an image of the Raspajo of the Fiestas Patronales de Las Torres de Cotillas.
Those interested in participating in this proposal that the Department of Celebrations calls for the second year have until next March 28 to submit their work at the register of the Torreño City Council.
"The winning work will take a voucher of 100 euros donated by the 'Las Torres Commercial Area' to spend in their associated stores and the figure of their Raspajo," says the mayor Isabel María Zapata, who explains that the second prize will be a check 50 euros.
"The awards will be presented on Friday, August 24 at the presentation gala of the Patron Saint Festivities in the municipal auditorium 'Juan Baño'," Zapata said.
Papier doll
The participants must reflect in their drawings the main characteristics of this great cardboard doll that every year pays homage to the past huertano of the town.
"The Raspajo is a scarecrow that represents a human figure with elements of our garden and with its burning we finish our parties", explains the mayor of Festejos, Amalia Pérez.
Those interested in gathering more information can go to the municipal website (www.lastorresdecotillas.es) or call the Town Hall (968.626.511).
The winning work -which must be original and unpublished- will not only be used by Torreño artisans Pedro Fermín López and Rubén Fernández to build the great "ninot" that presides from the Plaza Maestro Don Ángel Palazón the Fiestas, but will also illustrate both the poster as the book of these celebrations.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Las Torres de Cotillas