Xàbia neighbors and schoolchildren celebrate the day santa Llúcia

From early in the morning, hundreds of schoolchildren made an excursion to the Hermitage of Santa Lúcia. School students Trenc d'Alba, Graüll, Vicente Tena and María Inmaculada have enjoyed a different day outdoors today. In keeping with tradition, on the day of Santa Llúcia, the students have gone up to the Hermitage and have enjoyed a glass of chocolate and bambes.

A little later, they were the neighbors, festive and authorities, who performed the pilgrimage. In the 10: 00 hours the tour is started from the Plaza de la Iglesia. Later, at 11: 00 hours, celebrated Mass and then made a procession and distribution of traditional bambes with chocolate.

With this festivity, the residents comply with the tradition and even once a year, they make the tour and climb the Ermita de Santa Lucía. It should be noted that today was the first mass officiated in the Hermitage by the new parish priest, Salvador Torrent.