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In Sewer Holy Wednesday is different.
Silence is accompanying the procession departing at ten o'clock from the beautiful and iconic Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of the Barrio de Campoamor.
Procession of Silence and Brotherhood of the Holy Christ of the Good Death.
This is the most intimate procession emanating from a neighborhood, such as Campoamor, taking the most emotional step and reaches deep into the most popular feel.
The Christ of the Good Death, is worshiped daily in the parish of Our Lady of the Assumption, paraded for the first time at Easter 1955.'s A wood carving and is Murcia sculptor José Noguera, since the former was a Christ crucified also plaster, which was replaced by this image.
The current throne was made in the year 1996, carved and polychromed mahogany, forming four cornered ordeal lanterns and four yards, for a 65 portapasos, weighing 1,350 kilos.
In 2009 it was amended, modifying the whole structure replacing him several items, which has enabled its weight today does not arrive or the thousand kilos, being the initial and remodeling work performed by the children of the sculptor himself, the Noguera brothers.
The Brotherhood was founded in 1952.
The Christ of the Good Death walks as almost all the images that are procesionadas in Sewell, on the shoulders of his 67 Knights Portapasos surrounded in their ranks of penitents by 320 brothers who compose plus 30 Children with severe black robes and black satin cape also, weak lighting, the sound of the drumbeat of the 13 members that make up the Third Drum, along with the Women's Association of Silence formed by 20 women.
On their way through the streets of his itinerary: Church Our Lady of the Assumption, Salvador de Madariaga street, Avenida Reyes Catolicos Avenue Martínez Campos, Entrevías, Mayor Street, Cervantes, Alfonso X the Wise and Plaza de la Inmaculada.
Walking the streets of our population are turned off its street lights, as those private, windows, etc.., Which for a few seconds waiting for the Christ with only flashes of light from the throne itself pass.
Of particular beauty and deep religious and respectful input Christ of the Good Death, meaning about one in the morning, the Nazarenes were stopped in the square and make it a hall, without drums, no music, no lights, only After the orders of the litter and noiseless step of portapasos heard.
Once at the church door and looking at the square a trumpet plays the familiar "call to prayer" and a hymn to Christ of the Good Death are the only interrupts that silence has tonight.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alcantarilla
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