Letur is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province of Albacete
Albacete () is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. As of 2012, Albacete had a population of 402,837 people. Its capital city, also called Albacete, is by road southeast of Madri ...
, in the autonomous community of
Castile-La Mancha, Spain. To the south, it borders the
Murcia Region
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(
Moratalla
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Township). It has a population of 1,285, according to
INE.
Districts
The municipality of Letur is made up of the following districts:
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Abejuela
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La Dehesa
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*La Sierra
Feasts
Holy Week
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Holy Thursday
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- Procession of Our Father Jesus of Nazareth and Holy Mary of Sorrows.
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Holy Friday in the afternoon - The "Funeral" procession.
*Holy Friday in the night - The "Silence" procession.
*Holy Friday at 6:00 am - Our Lord leaves from the Church of
Our Lady of the Assumption
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It leaves open the question of whether Mary died or whether she was ra ...
of Letur and walks through the streets of the old town, afterwards Our Lady leaves, to cross the path of our Lord in the Plaza Mayor, where the "encounter" takes place.
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Resurrection Sunday - Letur's "Las Cortesias" Procession. This famous celebration is held in Plaza Mayor and white doves are released. The procession starts at around 11:30 a.m., first
Our Lady of Sorrows
Our Lady of Sorrows (), Our Lady of Dolours, the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows (), and Our Lady of Piety, Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows or Our Lady of the Seven Dolours are Titles of Mary, names by which Mary, mother of Jesus, is referr ...
leaves dressed in mourning, she passes behind the Town Hall and the Arc of Moreras and climbs up to the Plaza Mayor. At the same time Our Father also comes from this church to the Plaza Mayor where the meeting takes place, followed by the
anthem of Spain.
Image:Letur-Albacete-Spain-general-view.jpg, Gerenal view
Image:Letur-Albacete-Spain.jpg, Letur Church
Image:Letur-Albacete-Spain-city-wall.jpg, The Town Walls
Image:Letur-Albacete-Spain-rock.jpg, Casa en la roca
References
Municipalities of the Province of Albacete
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