El Rocío (Huelva), (EFE).- The Brotherhood of Villamanrique de la Condesa (Seville) has opened at 12:00 o’clock this Saturday, under a sky that threatens to rain, the second presentation day before the Matriz Almonte in El Rocío, the rite with which the hostess welcomes all the affiliates that make a pilgrimage to the village on the occasion of the pilgrimage.
The presentation is a tradition that since 2013 has been carried out in two days, given the large number of affiliated brotherhoods that the Matrix has, which are already 127, so that the event in a single day on Saturday was too long.
All the brotherhoods, except the last ones declared affiliates, Montequinto (Seville) and Torremolinos (Málaga), who celebrated this act yesterday with their godmothers, the Hermandad Castrense and the one from Málaga, respectively, appear individually before the Blanca Paloma.
Close the brotherhood of Valencia
The day of Saturday has opened after presenting last night the brotherhoods in order from 125 to 85, so this Saturday they do it from 1 to 84, with Valencia the last and opening Villamanrique de la Condesa as the oldest branch of how many make a pilgrimage to Rocío.
They will all pass through the door of the sanctuary of the Virgen del Rocío, with the particular sounds of the rocios, those of the flute, the drum, the rockets, the cheers and the cheers. There the Governing Board of the Matrix Brotherhood awaits them with Simpecado.
The subsidiaries are presenting themselves with hundreds of people around the hermitage attending this religious spectacle live, which will close the brotherhood of Valencia around nine at night. EFE