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One of the most symbolic acts of the Harvest Festival, took place yesterday at the Garden Gazebo with the Offering of the First Grape Mosto and Pisa to "Niñico of Grapes", in which tens of Jumillano Jumillano appointment were given to retrieve the last part of the traditions of wine in Jumilla.
For more than 42 years ago, Jumilla wine pays tribute to this event in which the 23 clubs that make up the Federation of Peñas Harvest Festival parade through the main streets of town, carrying the grapes offered to Niñico of Grapes and with which the first must of the season traditionally be extracted, as did the old Jumillano Jumillano.
The mayor of Jumilla, Enrique Jimenez, Celebrations Councilman Antonio Valero, and several members of the city council attended the event, which also was attended by the Secretary-General for Education and Culture, Manuel Sánchez Marcos, representing the regional government.
Moreover, the visit of representatives of the parties in the nearby town of Pinoso, with Councilman Celebrations accompanied by his queens and ladies festeras received.
As tradition, under the watchful eye of Niñico of grapes, and peñeros peñeros were deposited in the winepress 1,000 kilos of grapes harvested that morning, the first vintage.
Once prepared for the steps, the pisaores and pisaoras this year, proceeded to the traditional steps, which on this occasion he attended the Pisaor of Honor Andrés Bleda, "an acknowledgment that the federation owed to someone he loves so much and did so much for the Harvest Festival, "explained Federation President Francisco Javier Vázquez.
Once achieved the first must of the campaign, the parish priest of San Juan, José Luis Bleda, who was held to bless him and give him a good harvest.
Francisco Javier Vazquez, president of the Federation Peña opened the round of speeches highlighting the great participation of both clubs and local public and neighboring regions in each of the biggest events of the Federation this year.
Meanwhile Antonio Valero, Celebrations Councilman, agreed in his words "all and each of the individuals and groups who make this celebration possible and this wine from Jumilla."
"Let them serve these humble words of tribute to farmers, people who give their lives to the field and whose face reflects the ingratitude and sufferings of their work. Tribute to the winemakers who can bring in the right direction of Jumilla wine, all components of the Rocks, who enthusiastically year after year, living the party and make it increasingly participatory, and their peñeros peñeros actually doing projects emerging year after year to enlarge the Harvest Festival, the Jumilla wine. "
Finally, the mayor of Jumilla, Enrique Jimenez, also highlighted the work of winemakers and farmers "in each bunch of grapes each of the rocks have been deposited in the winery, the illusions of hundreds of farmers are locked, which work day after day to spare no effort to push through a crop, with which the name of Jumilla is honored. "
Also concluded by asking the Niñico of Grapes "to guide us, we do believe in the wealth of our land, show us the path that we must keep working, and we take care in the effort to remain united to make our wines and with them in our city, a meeting place for lovers of culture and wine in the world. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla
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