This issue provides information on municipal activity between the months of May and August 2024, in which the approval of the budgets for the year stand out 2024, commemoration of Europe Day, the balance of the Bread Fair, the excavations at the archaeological site of Sant Pere el Gros, actions of the Municipal Brigade such as the repainting of more than 60 pedestrian crossings, the Dry Carnival, l'Aquelarre, the 1st Flower Market, the last quarter of the Environmental Education Plan, the new municipal website and mobile application...

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The service, which consists of a minibus 14 places i 1 reserved place for people in wheelchairs, will tour the municipality on Tuesdays and Fridays of each week.

Departures will start at 9.25 and 11.45 hours in front of Hostal Bonavista and will stop at the gate of Sant Cristòfol, l’Hostal La Savina, Plaça dels Ametllers, the Manresa road, Les Savines school and Avinguda dels Pirineus.

The ticket costs one euro per service or five euros per monthly subscription, which can be purchased in La Paeria.

The 47th edition of the fire festival, the witches and the esotericism of the Westlands has been multitudinous and has gathered some 35.000 people, that they did not want to miss an Aquelarre that has turned the capital of La Segarra into a real hell.
The party has renewed its convening power after the pandemic and in the words of the head priest of Cervera, Jan Pomés, "we had more people than ever before, since the beginning of the week and, especially, Friday and Saturday nights. The city has been full and we demonstrate the capacity of attraction from the Terres de Ponent with audiences from all over the country". Pomés also highlighted the "great involvement of the group of entities and the residents of Cervera with the party, who have been involved so that the Aquelarre has been a real success".

The most infernal night

The most infernal night of the Aquelarre began on Saturday at 11 of the night with the lighting of the University with the square full to the brim and the fire parade with the participation of the Ball of Devils of Vilanova i la Geltrú. Already in Cal Racó, the Ball de Diables de Cervera Carranquers took over, that accompanied the appearance of the Male Goat until he met Lilit, the goddess who fled from Adam making the transit from heaven to hell. The most awaited moment coincided with a third act in which the Male Cabró was the protagonist of the run completed with the final Foqueral.

The document includes the schedule of events for the popular Cervera festival, with the timetables, spaces, information of interest, recommendations, etc.

Link to program.

Bandruaid it will be a tribute to all the women who have made spaces outside the norm a place of resistance throughout history. Returning to the origin of the Aquelarres' imaginary path and non-mixed spaces, Bandruaid will fill the Plaça Major with play, viscera and discomfort. The leading elements will be the percussion, the movement, the live voices and the game.

The group assumes the artistic direction of the show and returns with a renewed team with recent additions. The musical direction of the show is in charge of Pau Terribas. Rita Costa assumes the choreographic and movement direction. The synergy of the fifteen women and the support of many others will make the Friday night of the Aquelarre unique this year.

Of 2003
Band Tokades was born in 2003 to Cervera i, at present, has twenty members. The group has performed in different proposals around the country, fusing all kinds of styles: samba, bailão, guaguancó, etc.

In the main square, in front of the Consistory, they received the water the father in chief, Jan Pomés, the councilor of Urbanism, Antonio Delgado, and the councilor for Historical and Archaeological Heritage, Monte Closa.

The distribution of water miraculous is the main event of this party, organized by the Association of Friends of Sant Magí.

The traditional water inlet, taken from the Sanctuary of Sant Magí de la Brufaganya, took place on Sunday evening 18 in the square of the Station. The entourage, accompanied by the Cervera Music Conservatory Band, he made the journey to Sant Magí square.

Fiesta de San Magin
It is an event that brings together all the people of Cervera around the Sant Magí neighborhood. The party consists of the distribution of water miraculous of the Sanctuary of Sant Magí de la Brufaganya, in the Conca de Barberà, with mules and horses loaded with argadells garnished with boxwood.
The day 15 August goes to Sant Magí de la Brufaganya to look for the miraculous water. There the pitchers are filled with water and the boxwood and lavender are harvested that on the day of the festival·loca inside the church and which also perfumes the streets with its peculiar smell.
The day 18, towards the evening, the entry of the water is made with the mules and donkeys that carry the argadells garnished with boxwood. They are accompanied by the Conservatory Band, which plays two traditional havaneras typical of the day, and the anchorite, who dressed like the saint opens the march.
The day 19 the procession goes around the whole city to distribute the miraculous water.

Complete information about the festival can be found at http://santmagi.cervera.cat/