I have mentioned before the paso depicting ‘Jesus en la Oración el el Huerto de los Olivos’, it is the one carried by the international cofradia during the Holy Week parades in Torrevieja.
Most cofradias are made up of Spaniards but this one is different because the members represent the different nationalities living in Torrevieja. The ages of the members is also different because whilst the average age of cofradias is normally in the twenties, the average age of the international cofradia is in the sixties.
The cofradia needs a full compliment of 80 people on hand to lift and carry the 1,500 kilogramme float and since many of the members are now in their seventies and a few are in their eighties, the cofradia is looking for new blood.
The paso is carried twice during holy week so this in not an onerous commitment*. For new members a couple of training sessions will suffice since most of the ‘old hands’ have a lot of experience in handling the heavy paso. So you are looking at four maybe five sessions during the season.
The first training sessions and uniform fittings are due to be held shortly. Anyone interested, from any nationality, is most welcome to go along. If you are interested contact Graham Knight, the Godfather / Padrino and Captain / Capataz / of the Cofradia de Nuestro Señor Jesus en la Oración el el Huerto de los Olivos. Please email Graham at oari@torrevieja.es.
* I nearly wrote heavy there but that would be wrong, just short of 18kgms on your shoulder is quite a lot especially if the person in front or behind drops their shoulder because then you get nearly 36kgms!
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