With an eye on the sky, and after previous showers, the clouds gave a truce to the University Brotherhood. Under the shine of the golden stone, made even more resplendent by the puddles, the brothers of the Santísimo Cristo de la Luz and Nuestra Señora Madre de la Sabiduría renewed on the promise of silence in the Patio de Escuelas Mayores of the University of Salamanca.
The university anthem 'Gaudeamus Igitur' marked the start of the parade yesterday, a little after 21.15:XNUMX p.m., from the side door of the church of La Clerecía in Salamanca. The university brothers, carrying their traditional wooden cross and black robe and executioner labito, embroidered with the anagram of the university, accompanied throughout the tour to the carvings of the Santísimo Cristo de la Luz, a XNUMXth century work attributed to Esteban de Rueda , and the anonymous and former Virgin of Wisdom, who starred on the night of Holy Tuesday in the charro capital.
After going through Calle Libreros, the penance stopped at the Patio de Escuelas of the University of Salamanca to renew its promise of silence. The person in charge of praying the prayer was the professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Salamanca and the brother Eva María Martín del Valle, in an oath accompanied by the music of the Salamanca Chamber Choir and in which the rector, Ricardo Rivero and the deputy delegate of the Government, Virginia Barcones, among other authorities.
Witness to this promise, Virginia Barcones highlighted the "unrivaled spiritual and artistic quality" of Holy Week, both in Salamanca and in the rest of Castilla y León, and valued the ability of these actions to attract all the people who wish to witness “The value of the rites and traditions that are part of our history and our identity”. In addition, she highlighted the importance of promoting, thanks to this cultural tradition, the tourism sector, and "generating very important economic wealth to establish population," reported Ical.
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Silence was once again the protagonist throughout this procession, in which, from the brotherhood itself, they asked to avoid applause to senser, through the absence of noise and respect, the closeness of the people of Salamanca. Thus, the parade continued, with the accompaniment of the 'Christus' Musical Trio and the Piedrahita Music Band (Ávila), through the streets of Calderón de la Barca, Benedicto XVI, Rúa Antigua and Rúa Mayor, preventing passage through the The Plaza Mayor as a symbol of austerity.
As they passed through the Rúa, the merchants lowered the lighting, seconding the request of the brotherhood to promote the atmosphere of recognition. The parade continued through Plaza del Corrillo, Calle Juan del Rey, Prado y Prior, Plaza de Monterrey and along Calle Compañía and Rúa Antigua to return to the church of La Clerecía, in a last procession that had already taken place of the most traditional. seals and tricksters of Holy Week in Salamanca.
