CASARES CELEBRATES THE VIRGEN DEL ROSARIO THIS WEEKEND

Casares is this weekend celebrating  the annual pilgrimage, or Romeria, to the Virgin of Rosario del Campo. Tonight for the first time is an event titled “Un Rosario de ilusiones” organised by the Hermandad and  local residents where poems will be read and the rosary recited. Tomorrow the Romeria begins with mass at 11 in the morning  and a religious act where people kiss the Virgin’s hands. Later tomorrow there will be other activities including fireworks and bell ringing and horse riders will receive the Virgin with flowers and offerings. The Romeria concludes  on Sunday with a celebration of the mass by local priest Jose Antonio Melgar who will receive the medal of the Casares Hermandad. The return of the Virgin to Casares will be at 7 o’ clock on Sunday evening.

CASARES RESIDENTS CELEBRATE THE PILGRIMAGE OF OUR LADY OF ROSARIO DEL CAMPO TOMORROW

 Tomorrow sees the celebration of the pilgrimage of the Virgen del Rosario del Campo by Casares residents. Pilgrims will leave the town to accompany the Virgin from the neighbourhood to the hermitage  next to the Genal riverm where according to tradition she was founf by workers.  The pilgrimage begins at 4 o 'clock with rockets and pealing bells from the San Sebastian Chapel and pilgrims will make the 14 kilometres walk on foot to the hermitage. On Sunday a special mass will be held at twelve noon and after that pilgrims will make their way back to Casares.