La Cala de Mijas celebrates this weekend the final stretch of the Santa Teresa festivities, after the mass, the floral offering and the procession on Thursday 15. The verbena will be on Saturday 17 in Los Olivos park and the pilgrimage, on Sunday 18.
La Cala de Mijas faces the final stretch of the festivities in honour of Santa Teresa, patron saint of the fishing district, after the day of Thursday, October 15, which brought together mass, the blessing of the children born this year, a floral offering and a procession through the streets of the town.
Saturday's verbena
The verbena is held on Saturday 17 at the Los Olivos park. From one in the afternoon there will be a bar run by the parish association. In the afternoon the children's kings of the verbena will be chosen and, from 21:00, there will be live music.
Sunday's pilgrimage
On Sunday 18, the image of the patron saint will set off on pilgrimage also towards Los Olivos, after the pilgrim mass that the La Cala parish will host from 11:00. At around 15:00, after arriving at the venue, the Best Pilgrim Man and Woman of this year and the best float will be chosen, and then there will be live music.
A procession with an extended route
Thursday's procession, which premiered an extended route, was accompanied by the processional marches of the Banda de Música de Mijas, by residents and visitors and by representatives of brotherhoods from the municipality, including several from Mijas Pueblo. The day included the blessing of the children born this year during the mass at the parish of Santa Teresa.
The parish priest of La Cala, Fernando Luque, said that the festivity is experienced "with great emotion" and presented the saint as "an example of a brave woman". The president of the Asociación Parroquial Santa Teresa de La Cala, Belén Guerra, thanked the entities that joined the celebration for their presence.
The mayor of Mijas, Ana Mata (PP), encouraged people to take part in the weekend's events and thanked the brotherhoods and associations for their involvement in maintaining the traditions. Representatives of the municipal groups also attended, including Mario Bravo (PP), Juan Carlos Cuevas Dawson (Vox), Josele González (PSOE) and José Carlos Martín (Ciudadanos).
What you need to know
Saturday 17's verbena begins at one in the afternoon at the Los Olivos park, with a bar run by the parish association, the choosing of the children's kings in the afternoon and live music from 21:00. Sunday 18's pilgrimage sets off after the 11:00 mass at the La Cala parish and reaches Los Olivos at around 15:00, when the Best Pilgrim Man and Woman and the best float are chosen.
