Cartagena, tu ciudad activa
the Holy Week holidays are very famous on Cartagena´s city.
These recently created holidays take place in the last fortnight of September and consists in the recreation of the history of the city in the period between its foundation by Asdrúbal in 227 B.C. and its conquest by the Roman, Publio Cornelio Escipión in 209 B.C. Within the varied programme of acts, the opening speech and the presentation of the troops and legions of the Quart-Hadast foundation, the declaration of war to the Romans, the Departure of Anibal to Italy, the Roman disembarkment in the city, the take and surrender of the city and specifically the wedding of Aníbal and Himilce and the Roman Circus stand out.
All the days the components of the Roman Legions or the Carthaginian troops march through the streets depending on which organization the cats of the day correspond to, finalizing with a great joint parade in the second t last day of the holidays. One of the most popular aspects of the Carthaginians and Romans is the festival camp or enclosure where each troop or legion has its house installed, decorated in the style or the period and where it is possible to try the products of the land or dance till late hours of the night with the most current musical rhythms.
The Carnival festivities has deep popular roots in Cartagena especially in the second half of the 19th Century, which were truncated when they were prohibited at the end of the Civil War. With the restoration of democracy and especially from 1981, this secular festivity was recuperated, currently, it is one of the most important in the local festivity cycle. During its celebration parades take place as well as dances, costume and chirigota (carnival ensemble singing satirical songs) contests that increase each year in participation by Carthaginians and visitors.
