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A Monday of disguise and gastronomy

The frying pan fruit contest and the street mask, the most important events on Carnival Monday

At 12:30 p.m. the XXXVI Frying Pan Fruit Contest began at the CERE facilities, with the presence of the Mayor of Miguelturra, Victoria Sobrino, Councilor for Celebrations, Diego Rodríguez, members of the Municipal Corporation, Carmen Mohíno, Pedro Mellado and Miguel Angel García, major masks 2018, Orestes Corral and Mª Carmen León and the major masks 2019, Antonio Rodrigo and Mª Paz del Hierro.

La Peña los Rocheros, have been the organizers of the event and Octavio Martín has prepared the lemon, which as always is exquisite. The SER channel broadcast live during the celebration of the act.

Prizes of the XXXVI Frying Pan Fruit Contest:

Wafers
  • 1st Prize, Mª Carmen Corral León
  • 2nd Prize, Mª Prado Corral Palmero
Drunkards
  • 1st Prize, Mª Carmen Corral León
  • 2nd Prize, Paqui Ramírez Rodrigo
Flowers
  • 1st Prize, Desi Pérez Lozano
  • 2nd Prize, Floriana Cerros Hervás
Roscapiña
  • 1st Prize, Floriana Cerros Hervás
  • 2nd Prize, Rita Ramírez Rodrigo
Rosquillas
  • 1st Prize, Mª Carmen Corral León
  • 2nd Prize, Mª Prado Corral Palmero

The first prizes were sponsored by the Miguelturra City Council and amounted to 60 euros each. The second prizes were sponsored by El Colmao de Miguelturra and each included a batch of products valued at 40 euros. All the winners have received a case of liquors sponsored by La Gaditana and the traditional Carnival Ceramics.

The evening began with a gathering of Street Masks near Plaza de España, starting at 7:00 p.m. they filled Carnival Street with joy and color, pranking the naive passers-by by shouting, “Don’t you know me?

The television program ‘Ancha es Castilla-La Mancha’ didn’t want to miss the event and broadcast live from Carnaval Street.