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The Araceli Festivities have been declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest These festivities are always celebrated the first Sunday in May. They begin on Friday with the Preg\u00f3n Aracelitano (Araceli Proclamation) and continue on Saturday with the floral offering, in which most of the people of Lucena take part. During this event, the Aracelitana Mayor (Araceli Queen) and her ladies, dressed in the traditional costume of Lucena, decorate the Virgin\u2019s altar with the thousands of flowers gathered for the Patroness. The celebration continues on Sunday, when the Patroness is carried in procession through the streets of Lucena As the Virgin moves forward, countless flower petals are showered along her path while the people sing her Hymn. Once the Image approaches her church, thousands of rockets and fireworks fill the sky with sound and color.<\/p>\n
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On the penultimate Sunday of April, the pilgrimage marking the descent of the image of Our Lady of Araceli from her sanctuary to the city is celebrated. On this festive morning, a huge crowd of devotees makes its way toward the summit of the Sierra de Aras. At 3 o\u2019clock in the afternoon, with the Virgin dressed as a shepherdess upon her silver platform and carried on the shoulders of the santeros, amidst the fervor of thousands of pilgrims, the journey begins. First through a wild landscape and then across a sea of olive groves, the venerated image is carried to Lucena. The official reception takes place at seven in the evening at the place known as Puerta de la Mina, before the image is finally installed in the magnificent high altar of the main parish church of St. Mathwe. At that moment, the Lucentina Choir performs a solem Salva and the Aracely Hymn.<\/p>\n
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On the first Sunday of June, the \u2018Romer\u00eda de la Subida\u2019 (Pilgrimage of the Ascent) to the Sanctuary of Aras brings the festivities to a close. On the Saturday evening before the pilgrimage, with the Virgin already placed upon her silver platform, an emotional farewell Mass is celebrated. At 7 o\u2019clock on Sunday morning, following the pilgrim\u2019s Mass, the procession begings its return to the hoy house of Araceli, followed by horse riders and beautifully decorated floats. After the official farewell, the people themselves take up the platform and begin the journey back toward the summit, which is reached shortly after midday. At her sanctuary, with one of the most beautiful landscapes in Spain at her feet, the pilgrims bid farewell to the Patroness, leaving her to watch over the Andalusian countryside from the Baroque splendor of the camar\u00edn (inner little chapel).<\/p>\n
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The Real Feria El Valle is, every year, a long-awaited occasion for everyone \u070b\u070b\u2013a unique moment of gathering and celebration at the end of summer. Thousands of light bulbs and lanterns are lit each year during the first days of September to celebrate an event that, since 2008, has been held at the new fairgrounds. Horse parades, traditional music, activities for children, a sevillanas competition, the livestock fair, the National Lucena Fandango Competition, and bullfighting events are some of the highlights of a programme that attracts a large number of visitors to the city every year.<\/p>\n
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In mid-October, the Aurora district celebrates the festivities in honor of the Virgen de la Aurora. A wide range of activities enrich these festivities, including musical performances, traditional children\u2019s games, flamenco singing, popular races, a balcony decoration contest, and tasting of local products. On Sunday, the festive day of the Virgin, the Lucentina Choir and the Plucked String and Pick Orchestra take part in the solemn Mass, performing the \u201cMisa de Campanilleros\u201d. On Sunday evening, at 8 o\u2019clock in the afternoon, the procession of Ntra. Sra. de la Aurora place through her neigbourhood, accompanied by the Campanilleros, a marching band, and local authorities. On the following Sunday, at 8 o\u2019clock in the morning, the Rosario de la Aurora (Rosary in honour of the Virgen de la Aurora)<\/p>\n
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It is also known as the \u2018Fair of the Sweethearts\u2019. Coinciding with the end of July and the beginning of August, these festivities offer a wide range of activities, including sevillanas competitions, concerts, and more. Events take place in two locations, as there is both an open-air celebration in the San Francisco district and a fair at the fairgrounds.<\/p>\n
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Every year, more than a hundred \u201cChildren\u2019s Processional \u2018pasos\u2019\u201d take to the streets of Lucena, carried by children who recreate the traditions of Lucena\u2019s \u2018santer\u00eda\u2019 \u2015the distinctive way of carrying thrones on the shoulder\u2015 giving each \u2018paso\u2019 a unique movement accompanied by the rhythm of the drum. Santeros, mantillas, brotherhood members, drummers… all of them form a colorful procession followed by thousands of spectators. In 1973, the Agrupaci\u00f3n de Cofrad\u00edas (Association of Brotherhoods) took charge of organizing a parade of children\u2019s processions in the form of a competition, which in 1985 became the \u201cParade of Children\u2019s Processions before Nuestro Padre Jes\u00fas Nazareno (Our Father Jesus of Nazareth)\u201d. Since that year, the children\u2019s processions have passed by the chapel of Jes\u00fas Nazareno In 1988, the Agrupaci\u00f3n handed over the organisation to the Pe\u00f1a El Santero.<\/p>\n
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As every year, their Majesties the Three Wise Men visit Lucena bringing gifts and excitement. Organised by the Pe\u00f1a Amigos de los Magos Association, it stands out mainly for the large number of floats participating in the parade, as well as for the huge quantity of sweets distributed, especially in key areas such as El Coso, \u2018Vuelta de Santa Clara\u2019, \u2018Las Cuatro Esquinas\u2019 and Plaza Nueva. In the days leading up to the parade, the Giant Three King\u2019s Ring-Shaped Cake (Rosc\u00f3n Gigante de Reyes) is also celebrated in support of a local association<\/p>\n
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The Giant Three King\u2019s Ring-Shaped Cake event is held in Lucena with the dual purpose of promoting the city and its traditional gastronomy, while the funds raised are dedicated to charitable causes. The Giant Three King\u2019s Ring-Shaped Cake aims to carry out social and charitable work while also bringing life to the city centre through the tasting of a traditional product of Lucena\u2019s gastronomy during this festive season.<\/p>\n
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During the three days preceding the Celebration of Corpus Christi, the Church of St. Matthew hosts the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, the rosary, meditation, devotional exercises, benediction, and reservation, followed afterward by Holy Mass. On the afternoon on the Celebration of Corpus Christi, a Solemn Religious Ceremony takes place at the Parish Church of St. Matthew, presided over by the Episcopal Vicar of the Campi\u00f1a and concelebrated by all the priest of Lucena. On Sunday, at seven o\u2019clock in the evening, the solemn Mass celebration takes place in the Church of St. Mathew, with the participation of the Lucentina Choir. At the end of the Mass, around 8 p. m., the solemn procession begins. The Eucharistic parade is accompanied by hundreds of boys and girls who have made their First Communion, as well as the different sections of the Nighttime Adoration, and the brotherhoods and confraternities of Lucena \u2015both those of Glory and Passion\u2015 with their respective banners. Bringing up the rear of the procession are the clergy and the municipal corporation under ceremonial maces, accompanied musically by the Lucena Marching Band.<\/p>\n
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