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The mayor and the sheriff fined innocent citizens for whatever reason, those who refuse to pay will face the Great Lucifer and his demons

This year, the collection of fines will go towards the Spanish Foundation for Leukemia, chaired by Dr. Antonio López Bermejo caravaqueño

The Feast of the Holy Innocents, recovered from oblivion three years ago by the Brotherhood of Souls and the Association of Friends of the giants of the town, returns to the streets of Caravaca de la Cruz on Friday and Saturday.

This year, the collection of fines imposed on citizens will be entirely aimed at the Spanish Foundation for Leukemia, chaired by Dr. Antonio López Bermejo caravaqueño.

The scheduled events will begin with the Parade of Fools, which will depart at 12.00 hours in the church of El Salvador, through the streets Mayor, Rafael Tegea, Blessed, Maruja Garrido, Gran Via and Plaza del Arco.

In the Plenary Hall of the Consistory about 12.30 pm will take place at an event open to the public, the investiture of the new Mayor of Innocents by the mayor of Caravaca, Domingo Aranda.

Then proceed to the proclamation of the Innocent and the solemn closing of piggy banks.

The next day the party will continue at 12.00 with the Innocents Litigation and Demons and the reading of the proclamation of the Innocents.

Then the Mayor and Bailiffs Innocents "fine" to all within its path.

Which satisfies the fine will be presented with a mischievous one who does not do is immediately cast out devils, responsible for torturing and stingy and selfish.

20.00 hours on the train will come, from a wide tronería, the Plenary Hall of the Town Hall, where groups will proceed to count the collection and return of the baton to the Mayor for the innocent.

The endpoint is the burning and Herod by giganteros.

The Feast of the Holy Innocents of Caravaca, like almost all of this type, resulting in its approach to the ancient medieval feasts of fools, which subverted the established order appointing authorities about that day in power.

Parties with similar characteristics are especially abundant in what was the province of Castilla santiaguista which belonged Caravaca for over 500 years.

There are references in Caravaca this party lasted until the beginning of the decade of the 30's.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz