Fina López Gil, president of the Association of Widows Virgen del Oro, offered an emotional opening speech of Christmas in the parish of San Pablo where no shortage words addressed to his parents, abaraneras traditions, to the neighboring district of Los Morzaletes and as praise for the masses of joy and anecdotes about the lights, a personal reflection on what she likes best about his people and what they remember most dear.
"I abaranera, was born into a humble family and although my parents were not born in Abarán taught us to love the traditions of our people by his example taught us to wait with joy the Christmas and always fought to transmit the value of the family" began his presentation Fina López Gil.
"On this feast of Christmas we remember that God came to earth to love and to save men, born in the most humble, when he could have chosen the best of the palaces," said the herald.
The president of the Association of Widows Virgen del Oro also wanted to share with family and friends your idea of Christmas: "Sometimes the simple and endearing Christmas is set aside by another consumer, and immoderate spending that has little to do with the Christian meaning of life, especially in these times where many families lack the job and with it the least, change too much class for helping these families. "
Fina López Gil recalled with nostalgia and joy his first college of Nursing, then Carmelite convent and the luminaries who made the Day of the Immaculate Conception in St. Lucia, Christmas Eve and Candelaria.
"I will not detract from the trades now but I do miss those Masses and novenas of joy.
Our gang did not we would lose none.
One year we got to the door of the church thinking we were late and was still closed.
We huddled in the doorway and long time were five in the morning.
I do not remember what we did, but that it happened to many people by the desire not to be late, "said the herald.
In his speech, Fina Lopez made mention of the traditional Easter candy, "which was then only made at this time, the typical turkey for Christmas, New Year's Eve," another unforgettable night, and Twelfth Night " misReyes remember as a child: marzipan figures or eels and small boxes of sugared almonds round. "
"Now, folks, the big night of Abarán, Night of the Child, how exciting!, The output of children, people, music, everyone gets excited," she continued to hear the bell of that animeros confused with the shouts and cheers to the Child Jesus.
I do not particularly have never been able to control the tears when that happens, in all the houses of people expected the child with the same enthusiasm, "he said.
In his speech did not miss a special mention to the Parish of San Juan Bautista and its priest, Don Juan Sáez, nor praise for his people.
"I hope I have conveyed my enthusiasm for these dates, it sure made you feel you have identified many of those gathered here, as in the Christmas Abarán lives in an intimate" he said.
"Tell them we should try that Christmas is permanent in our hearts and all the good intentions and feelings that arise at this time of the year retain them," he added.
"Sharing the world would be better, try to smile but sometimes we are sad, like Jesus, then a sad smile is better than the sadness of not knowing or not being able to smile.
Christmas Viva!
Viva Baby Jesus! "He said.
His niece, Councilwoman City Council Finance Abarán, Maria Trinidad Lopez, gave him words of love in the introductory speech act.
For its part, the mayor of Abarán, Antonio Eugenio Gomez, gave him the insignia of the municipality.
A Christmas concert by the soprano Carmen Iglesias, the male soprano and pianist José Ramírez Begoña fear, closed the ceremony.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Abarán