Every year, there are celebrated in Cordova the Crosses of May, a popular contest that consists of rewarding the best-adorned cross. With the passage of time, a Christian tradition native of Cordoba has turned into this party established between the activities of the May.
Always the first weekend of May, the inhabitants of Cordova raise big crossings in many squares and corners of the city and decorate them exuberantly with flowers. The better-decorated crosses will be rewarded by the Townhall. But this festivity, nowadays, not only treats of the presentation of the best cross but in them, they can be from actions(performances) folclóricas up to enjoying the environment taking a glass of thin.
The crosses of May have his origin in the Christian faith. In times of long ago, the inhabitants of Cordova were adorning his crossings, the symbol of his belief, to honor them. With the course of the time, the artistic aspect of this tradition was turning increasingly into the area of interest. Thus, there is celebrated this contest that native of Cordoba opens the May.
The fundamental object of the contest is the ornamentation of a cross, by means of floral plants, as well as natural and/or traditional elements, elaborated and managed by groups and civil entities.
The number of crossings: 48.
Historical hull:
Cruz de la ciudad / Plaza Tendillas (fuera de concurso)
Hermandad Vía Crucis / Plaza de la Trinidad
Hermandad de la Sentencia / Plaza San Nicolás
Hermandad de la Buena Muerte / Plaza Ignacio Loyola
Hermandad de la Paz / Cuesta del Bailío
Hermandad Padre Jesús de la Sangre / Plaza Cardenal Toledo
Hermandad de la Santa Faz / Plaza de la Compañia
Asoc. Córdoba Sólo Hay Una / Plaza de Eliej Nahmias
Asoc. Cultural Abades / Plaza de Abades
Hermandad del Huerto / Plaza Tena Andaluza
Asoc. Sonrisas de Lunares / Plaza del Potro
Hermandad Jesús del Calvario / Plaza de las Cañas
Hermandad del Socorro / Plaza del Socorro
Hermandad de la Misericordia / Plaza de San Pedro
Hermandad de la Soledad / Plaza de la Lagunilla
Hermandad del Resucitado / Plaza Conde de Priego
Hermandad de la Expiración /Plaza Santa Marina
Hermandad de la Borriquita / Plaza San Agustín
Hermandad Padre Jesús Nazareno / Plaza del Padre Cristóbal
Hermandad Stmo. Cristo de Gracia / Plaza Cristo de Gracia
Hermandad del Buen Suceso / Plaza Poeta Juan Bernier
Hermandad Penas de Santiago / Plaza de San Andrés
Modern zones:
Hermandad de Jesús Caído / Plaza Flor del Olivo
Hermandad del Amor / Avda. de Fray Albino
Hermandad de la Sagrada Cena / Calle J. Dámaso "Pepete"
Asoc. Cultural Los Quintos / Boulevar Hernán Ruíz
AA.VV. Huerta del Rey / Calle Cairuan
Peña Quijotes Cordobeses / Calle Baena
Centro de la Mujer Villarrubia / Plaza de los Ríos
Alternativa Sindical de Policía A.S.P. / Calle Pelagio
AA.VV. Cañero Nuevo / Calle Joaquín Benjumea
AA.VV. San José Obrero / Pasaje Poeta Antonio Gala s/n
Hermandad de la Merced / Pedro Gómez Lasema
Close Zones:
Hermandades del Trabajo / Calle Rodríguez Sánchez, 7
Hermandad de los Dolores / Plaza de Capuchinos, 6
Asoc. Cáritas Sagrario / Calle Samuel de los Santos y Gener, 5
Casa de Sevilla / Calle Ronda de Andújar, 17
Asoc. Niños/as Saharauis / Calle Escañuela, 3
Asoc. Amigos del Gazpacho / Calle Doce de Octubre
Hermandad Salesiana del Prendimiento / Cine Fuenseca
Hermandad de la Esperanza / Calle Zarco (Cine Olimpia)
AA.VV.Al. Ándalus / Calle Pintor Sorolla
ACPACYS / Calle Dolores Ibarruri, 2
Club Figueroa / Plaza de la Marina Española s/n
Asoc. Vec. Alcázar Viejo / Calle San Basilio, 13
Hermandad del Santo Sepulcro / Triunfo de San Rafael
Asoc. de Mujeres La Estrella de El Higuerón / Avda. Principal El Higuerón
Peña Los Emires / Calle Queso, 5
Hermandad de San Rafael / Calle Roelas Anexo Iglesia Juramento
Schedule:
From Friday 27 to Monday 30: of 12:00 to 2:00 h (uninterrupted schedule) of 17:00 to 20:00 h without music
Tuesday on May 1: of 12:00 to 17:00 h
All the crosses will have to stop his(her,your) activity on May 1 to the 17.00 h.
Categories:
Crossings in the historical center
Crossings in modern zones
Crossings in closed enclosures
We recommend to you that the crosses that they find in closed enclosures as other, should be opened the public without being able to establish either limitations or prohibitions of any class. Only the limitation would be justified by appraisal without being able to be in use this fact as the argument of access.
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