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The head of the area in Abarán, Maria Trinidad Lopez, yesterday attended the opening with the director general of Trade and Crafts, Julio José Lorenzo and councilman of Commerce Cieza, Carmen Camacho, and the company abaranera "El Turro" promote the famous pranks local and other typical local products in one of the sample stands in Plaza of Spain

The Director General of Trade and Crafts, Julio José Lorenzo, accompanied by the councilman of Commerce of Cieza, Carmen Camacho, and responsible for the area Abarán, Maria Trinidad Lopez, opened Thursday Crafts Festival de Cieza 2010, initiative of the Autonomous Region of Murcia, in collaboration with the local council.

The exhibition, coordinated by the Association of Artisans CREA, whose president, Arcadio Hernandez, attended the opening, with the participation of twenty artisans from Cieza Murcia and other towns, including Abarán is represented by the company "El Turro.

From this Thursday until Sunday 21 November, artisans from all parts of the Region, glaziers, goldsmiths, silversmiths, leather, ceramics, toys, nativity scenes and craftsmen of the paper, cosmetics and food, among others, opened their booth at the Plaza of Spain to show the public their latest creations, from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 21:00.

This initiative is part of the action lines developed by the regional government through the Department of Commerce and Handicrafts, to promote regional crafts, to disseminate the crafts, quality crafts show that is taking place in the region and stimulate trade in urban centers.

In this sense, Lawrence said, "This sample is, first, to raise awareness of the artisan tradition of the region because it encourages people to become familiar with the products and work of these professionals, and secondly, to enhance commercial activity and competitiveness, enabling them to access a mass audience and meet the needs and tastes of potential customers. "

For Camacho, the Second Exhibition of Crafts, "once again intends to show the craft arrived the citizen, as a sector booming and emerging local and regional economy, which in turn gives the craftsman the opportunity to market, exhibit and sell your product. "

For its part, the council's area Abarán, Maria Trinidad Lopez, congratulated the City Council of Cieza and the General Directorate and the Association CREA, the organization of the event "as it shows helps establish links between the municipalities because unfortunately artisans are not very numerous in each of the people but which are becoming numerous in the whole region or regions and this requires the collaboration. "

Also, Lopez said the company's presence abaranera of handicrafts "El Turro" which will release the famous pranks of Abarán, "a very delicious sweet," said the councilman.

In addition, in order that visitors can participate in the development of these traditional products, have created some workshops given by the artisans themselves in the public cooperates with them in creating hand-crafted items.

In all these workshops may involve both children and adults, from 12:00 to 14:00 and from 18:00 to 20:00 hours, and held at the stand of each craftsman.

So on Thursday, 18 were held drywall workshop, while ceramic Friday 19 will be creative, Saturday 20, Sunday 21 gold and the workshop will be taught silk yarn, a job now extinct in the region .

Source: Ayuntamiento de Abarán