The Murcia Region Christmas Craft Show hosts 84 stands with traditional trades, gifts, food and nativity scenes

It can be visited until January 5 and will feature artisans from the Region and from Galicia, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Valencia and Andalusia.

La consejera de Empresa, Empleo, Universidades y Portavocía, Valle Miguélez, inauguró hoy la 38 edición de la Muestra de Artesanía de Navidad de ...The Minister of Business, Employment, Universities and Spokesperson, Valle Miguélez, inaugurated today the 38th edition of the Murcia Region Christmas Craft Show.

The 38th edition of the Murcia Region Christmas Craft Show, which opened its doors today, has 84 stands with traditional trades, gifts, food and nativity scenes. Of the total booths, 82 belong to artisans, of which 77 are from the Region of Murcia, and five from Galicia, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, the Valencian Community and Andalusia. In addition, there is also an NGO and an institutional stand.

This traditional exhibition is located in Alfonso X el Sabio and Jaime I, in Murcia, and can be visited until January 5. The event is organized by the Ministry of Business, Employment, Universities and Spokesperson, through the General Directorate of Consumption and Crafts, and has the collaboration of the Murcia City Council.

The Minister Valle Miguélez inaugurated the exhibition, which she highlighted that "it is a showcase to disseminate the work of artisans in the Region, encourage citizens to buy in traditional establishments, preserve trades, create employment and promote the circular economy and the sustainability".

The artisan trades present this year are potter-ceramist, beekeeper, traditional nativity scene maker of clay and nativity scene accessories, jewelry maker, embroiderer, brewer, confectioner, paper and cardboard maker, fruit and vegetable preserver, bookbinder, saddler, jeweler, toymaker, leatherworker, marzipan maker, artistic metalworker, figure molder, dollmaker, baker, pastry chef, silversmith, painter-draftsman, cheesemaker, regional costume tailor, stone carver, glazier, winemaker and shoemaker.

The artisans of the Region come from Abarán, Águilas, Bullas, Caravaca de la Cruz, Cartagena, Cehegín, Ceutí, Jumilla, Las Torres de Cotillas, Lorca, Molina de Segura, Moratalla, Mula, Murcia, Puerto Lumbreras and Yecla.

All of them will continue to have the support of the regional government and this has been reflected in the budgets of the Ministry, in which, for crafts and artisans, almost two million euros are available.

Specifically, the General Directorate of Consumption and Crafts has increased the subsidies for individual craftsmen and companies to 220,000 euros.

Workshops and demonstrations

The institutional stand will be a meeting point where the visitor will be able to request information, contemplate different temporary exhibitions of artisans, participate in traditional trade workshops, learn about new artisan products, attend live demonstrations and enjoy musical performances and children's workshops.

The exhibition will remain open until January 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. On December 24 and 31 it will close at 3:00 p.m., and on December 25 and January 1 it will not open its doors.

The schedule of the exhibition can be consulted on the website www.artesaniaregiondemurcia.es, as well as in instagram Y Facebook.

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