Festivities
Other traditions
Certamen de bandasAl inicio de Semana Santa.BanderitaEn junio, tras las fiestas de San Juan.Sagrado Corazón29 de junio.Romería del Pilar o «De Las Cañas»12 de octubre.Rosario de la AuroraOriginario de mediados del Siglo XVI. Todos los domingos de octubre, día de Todos...
Christmas and Wise men
It is the parade of the Wise men, the parties, within Christmas, where the organization of the City Council becomes more visible. On January 5, their Majesties the Magi make their delivery to the children of Catral of the toys that they have previously requested from...
La Purísima
La Purísima de la Ermita is the patron saint of Catral. It is the Archicofradía of the Holy Rosary and the Purísima de la Ermita which is responsible for organizing the popular and religious celebrations, which begin on December 7 with the transfer of the Patroness,...
Jesus’s Heart
It is celebrated on June 29, It is mainly religious festival, organized and attended by a group of enthusiastic women who work all year. It has become very popular, because “La Banderita” Concert is performed on the day before, named for being this piece of the play...
San Juan
In June, the patron saint festivities are celebrated in honor of San Juan Bautista, in which the Catral women wear a nineteenth-century Huertano gala outfit. They are the local Patron Saint festivities. They coincide with the first days of summer and the Holidays are...
Day of the cross
May 3. There are three construction in Catral with their corresponding crosses. On the Carretera de Dolores, in the square of the hermitage of Santa Águeda and on the Camino de la Cruz. It is in this last district where traditionally celebrations of the Cross are...
Holy Week
La Semana Santa de Catral ha experimentado un considerable auge. La gran labor que de las diferentes Cofradías y Hermandades vienen desarrollando durante todo el año queda reflejada en una gran mejora estética de los desfiles Pasionales. La realización y reforma de...
Rogativa of San Emigdio
On March 21, 1829, in the early hours of the night, an earthquake caused many victims and ravaged several villages adjacent to Catral: Almoradí, Benejúzar, Torrevieja, Guardamar, etc., without anything unpleasant happening here. Thanksgiving for this, every year, in...
Santa Águeda
En Catral y a orillas de la acequia Mayor se encuentra el barrio de Santa Águeda, en cuya plaza se alza la ermita de la santa.Cada 5 de febrero se convierte en un zoco ferial donde los vecinos y visitantes pueden comprar las típicas “bolicas de Santa Águeda, y todo...
