In Cantaura the drums have been performed in honor of Saint John the Baptist

The little ones carrying the Baptist / Photographs: Courtesy

Adults and youngsters participated and loved the standard “Reunion with San Juan Bautista de Trapichito” with the beating of drums and the remainder of the programming organized by the Mercedes de Pérez Freites Home of Tradition, based mostly in Cantaura.

The director of the establishment, Martha Guilarte, recalled that the custom started greater than 20 years in the past and was born with the aim of paying tribute to Saint John the Baptist each June 24, when his delivery is well known.

“On the reunion we projected the dances and music that encompass the veneration of this manifestation by way of the folkloric group Trapichito and Ensamble Murebe,” he stated.

He stated that this yr the programming started with the mass in honor of Saint John the Baptist, on the Marian Sanctuary of Our Woman of La Candelaria. “It was chaired by the priest Félix Figueroa Wettel, who highlighted the significance of the cultural manifestations of our nation and the work carried out by the establishment for its dissemination and preservation,” he highlighted.

Guilarte associated that then the procession befell that left from the headquarters of the Home of Tradition, headed by the picture of San Juan Bautista de Trapichito, because it has been affectionately referred to as, and on its journey alongside a big a part of Bolívar Avenue ” “he acquired greetings, applause and blessings from the folks.”

He added that on the finish of the procession the drums started and everybody danced in honor of the Baptist.

“To complete the exercise, the household of the Mercedes de Pérez Freites Home of Tradition and its projection teams loved a sancocho with nice associates who joined this exercise of religion and veneration of one of the crucial beloved Saints in Venezuela. “, he expressed.

Cantaura / Danela Luces