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SUMMARY:Reginas de Coll et Colomer - Ille-sur-Têt
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nReginas de Coll et Colomer\nWhilst Perpignan\, Collioure and Arles are parading death in the Festival of the Sanch\, in Ille sur Têt a dawn drum roll announces life; both the Resurrection and the beginnings of spring\, a rebirth and re-awakening of nature\, celebrated annually in this age old Illois custom \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_cta h2=”” style=”flat” color=”sandy-brown”] \n“Le Christ meurt à Perpignan lors de la Procession de la Sanch du vendredi Saint et ressuscite à Ille le dimanche de Pâques!”\n[/vc_cta][vc_single_image image=”26610″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] \nAt exactly 8 am\, accompanied by a sombre drumbeat\, the ’statue du Ressuscité’ (Resurrection) and the ‘statue de la Vièrge’ (virgin) arrive from opposite ends of the place de la mairie\, upon the shoulders of ’porteurs. \nThey salute each other three times. This is the ‘acato’. Believers and non-believers alike find this unique ceremony moving and memorable. \nSuddenly\, the first Régina\, the Régina de Coll\, blasts out\, a 130 strong choir\, accompanied by 40 musicians. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Follow the procession to the Jardins de la Rodona\, where the second Régina\, the Régina de Colomer is performed. \nThe Regina is  a chorus starting with three voices\, moving onto trumpet\, tenors\, solo\, separate sections of the band\, and building up to the whole choir and band. \nIt is so named after Jean Colomer\, resident of Ille at the beginning of the 19th century\, talented organist at the église Saint-Etienne\, and music teacher in Prades for nearly 50 years. \nColl and Colomer were two talented composers who wrote these ‘Réginas’\, religious music for Easter. \nFind out more here.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] \nShare this:\n				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest\n			\n\n	Related\n
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LOCATION:Ille-sur-Têt
CATEGORIES:Festivals & Traditions
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