Veneration of Sant Jaume in the streets of Benidorm

The second big day of the Festes Majors Patronals 2021 has continued this afternoon with the solemn procession in honor of Sant Jaume that left shortly after 7:00 p.m. from the door of the Parish Church of Sant Jaume and Santa Anna, towards Calle Mayor.

Hundreds of residents and tourists have gathered in the central streets through which the procession has passed on a late night of mantilla and popular devotion. The mayor, Toni Pérez, along with the mayor of Fiestas, Jesús Carrobles, have accompanied the Queens, Paula Pérez and Sofía Fuster, along the route, with a large representation of the municipal Corporation that has been joined the regional deputy, Manuel Pérez Fenoll.

Along with the images, the president of the Comissió de Festes Majors Patronals, Batiste Rostoll, and its president in perpetuity, Francisco Llorens, ‘Paco Rosera’; that of the Associació de Penyes ‘Verge del Sofratge’, Adrián Romero; the standard bearer 2021, Vicente Fuster, mayorales, mayorales de honor and members of different local entities.

The image of the saint, on the shoulders of the 'Costalers de Sant Jaume', has continued its journey along Carmela Martínez street, Plaza del Torrejó, Virgen del Sufragio and Martínez Alejos avenues, Plaza de la Creu and La Alameda to come back following the opposite way, Calle Mayor again and finish at Plaza de Sant Jaume, where the traditional 'estampeta' (firecrackets) has illuminated the night.

Next, and inside the parish church, the priest Juan Antonio González has read the list with the proposal of the 66 members of the Fiestas Commission who will assume the great responsibility of the organization of Festes Majors Patronals next year.

The holiday has come to an end with the band rock Efecto Pasillo i Julio Iglesias auditorium in Parque de l’Aigüera. Show with limited capacity that can only be accessed with the Covid passport. A new massive act, but respecting the safety distance and the use of the mask with which the city said goodbye to the third festive day dedicated to its patron.

The complete program of Festes Majors Patronals can be consulted online on the web of Benidorm City Council: https://benidorm.org/es/ay Ayuntamiento/concejalias/fiestas/fiestas-mayores-patronales-de-benidorm