You can download the complete programme of Romaria Vikinga at the following link:
You can download the complete programme of Romaria Vikinga at the following link:
Acta de constitución do tribunal e baremación de méritos das/os candidatas/os ao posto de licenciada, grao ou diplomada/o (Educadora/r Social) en substitución da mestra en Educación Infantil.
ACTA TRIBUNAL 1ª EXPERIENCIA PROFESIONAL
Perfil e criterios de selección do programa “Primeira experiencia profesional nos concellos”:
THE APPLICATION PERIOD OPENS FOR STALLS IN THE VIKING FESTIVAL MARKET 2023
On June 1, the period to apply for positions in the Viking festival opens. The medieval market will be open on August 5 and 6 at the “Torres de Oeste” site, coinciding with the days of the “Viking Lunch” and the Viking Landing, respectively.
Interested persons can consult the bases and download the application form on the bulletin board of the electronic office of the City Hall: https://catoira.sedelectronica.gal/board
VIKING FESTIVAL PROGRAM 2023
TUESDAY 1, WEDNESDAY 2 AND THURSDAY 3 AUGUST / “Torres de Oeste” site
10:15 p.m. / Theater: “Un neno vikingo”, based on the work by Kristina Berg
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 / “Torres de Oeste” site
9:00 p.m. / Concert by: Clara Pino & Pablo Vidal
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4:
9:30 p.m. / Parade of Upsala Medieval from Town Hall’s Alameda to the Fluvial Beach.
Vikinsons Music Fest / Catoira’s Fluvial Beach’s Alameda.
10:00 p.m. / Concerts by:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 5:
Medieval market throughout the day. / “Torres de Oeste” site /
2:30 p.m. / Viking Lunch / “Torres de Oeste” site / Ticket sales.
4:00 p.m. / Performances by Upsala Medieval / “Torres de Oeste” site /
5:00 p.m. / Children’s Viking costume parade / “Torres de Oeste” site /
7:30 p.m. / Concert by: Uxía Lambona e a Banda Molona / “Torres de Oeste” site /
8:30 p.m. / Parade of Upsala Medieval from “Torres de Oeste” Campus to the Fluvial Beach.
Vikinsons Music Fest / Catoira’s Fluvial Beach’s Alameda.
9:00 p.m. / Concerts by:
SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 / Viking Landing / “Torres de Oeste” site
10:00 a.m. / Parade of folkloric groups from the Town Hall’s Alameda to the “Torres de Oeste” site.
11:00 a.m. / Mussels and red wine from Ulla and medieval market in the “Torres de Oeste” site
12:00 p.m. / Performances by Troula and Upsala Medieval in the “Torres de Oeste” site
12:30 p.m. / Dramatization of the Viking landing in the “Torres de Oeste” site
1:45 p.m. / Performances by Troula e Upsala Medieval in the “Torres de Oeste” site
2:00 p.m. / Picnic lunch
7:00 p.m. / Rudi Dudi – Clownamorado in the Town Hall’s Alameda.
8:30 p.m. / Concert by TOR – Celtic folk from Galiza in the Town Hall’s Alameda.
This Friday, April 21, the mayor, Alberto García, presented at the Estrella Galicia Museum (A Coruña) the program for the 63rd edition of the Viking Pilgrimage, which is held in the first week of August. The mayor was accompanied by Loreto Rodríguez, head of earned media at Estrella Galicia, the festival’s sponsor; Nuria Bouzas Loureiro, author of the poster for this edition; and Fátima I. Rey, director of the Municipal School “Úrsula Teatro” of Catoira.
The presentation was preceded by a brief dramatization by a dozen actresses and actors from the Theater School, which served as an appetizer for what will arrive in August.
One of the novelties included this year is the conversion of the Viking Dinner into a lunch. After the interruption of this activity during the pandemic, this demanded event will resume on Saturday, August 5, but with the novelty that this year it will become a “Viking Meal”, so as not to overlap with other activities, especially the nightly programming. VikinSons festival. Precisely, the musical festival poster is another of the highlights of this edition, which will feature performances by Celtas Cortos, Dakidarría, Luar na Lubre and the successful Nordic music group Skáld, among others.
VIKING FESTIVAL PROGRAM 2023
TUESDAY 1, WEDNESDAY 2 AND THURSDAY 3 AUGUST / 10:15 p.m. / West Towers Site
Theater: “Un neno vikingo”, based on the work of Kristina Berg
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 / 9:00 pm / West Towers Site
Concert: Clara Pino & Pablo Vidal
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4:
Upsala Medieval parade from Town Hall Park to Catoira Fluvial Beach
VIKINSONS / 10:00 pm / Catoira Fluvial Beach Park. Concerts:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 5:
Viking Food / 2:30 p.m. / West Towers Site / Ticket sales.
Medieval Market
Viking costume children’s parade
“Upsala Medieval” performance
7:30 p.m. – Concert: Uxía Lambona e a Banda Molona
Upsala Medieval parade from the West Towers Site to Fluvial Beach Park.
VIKINSONS / 9:00 pm / Catoira Fluvial Beach Park. Concerts:
SUNDAY, AUGUST 6
Viking Landing / West Towers Site
10:00 am Parade of folkloric groups from Town Hall Park to the West Towers Site.
11:00 a.m. Mussels and red wine from Ulla, and medieval market in the West Towers Site.
12:00 pm Performances by Troula and “Upsala Medieval” in the West Towers Site
12:30 pm Dramatization of the Viking landing in the West Towers
1:45 p.m. Performances by Troula and “Upsala Medieval” in the West Towers Site
2:00 p.m. Picnic lunch
Although the Viking Festival was present these last two years of the pandemic, it was in this 62nd edition that normality was recovered, and exceeding all expectations.
The mayor, Alberto García, emphasizes that no incident was recorded that could alter the development of the different scheduled activities and describes the organization and the public that was registered on these days as a resounding success. Some 6,000 people gathered at the Vikinsons concerts each day, and the Landing recorded the largest number of people in the festival’s history. In this week it is estimated that more than 130,000 people came to Catoira.
The local government appreciates the involvement of the different collaborating institutions and entities, as well as the City Council staff, the volunteers, the participating residents of Catoira, and the general public, who were able to enjoy this magnificent festival with responsibly.
The CPI Progreso educational center in Catoira is immersed in a new ERASMUS+ program. On this occasion, collaboration is established with a Turkish educational center, the Fevzipasa Ortaokulu, and another French one, the Collège Louis Anquetin.
This project is co-financed by the ERASMUS program of the European Union, through Key Action 2: Associations for cooperation.
“EU INTERCULTURAL PATHS2” is the title of the project and its theme covers the fields of inclusion and heritage education. This ERASMUS project, which will last 24 months, began in November 2021 and will end in November 2023.
As for the activities of the project, the stays in the different educational centers and the international contest on the elaboration of a video with the theme of the heritage of their locality stand out.
Between 2017 and 2019, the CPI’s first experience participating in an Erasmus+ program took place, when an exchange was established with an Irish center.
Catoira’s involvement in this program arose as a result of the contacts established by the mayor, Alberto García, after visits and negotiations in that country. The local government appreciates the effort and dedication of the management team and the teaching staff of the center, since these are very enriching experiences for the students.
The Catoira City Council has just installed new exhibition resources in the Cultural Activation Center (CACTO) in the presence of Mayor Alberto García. It is an information panel on the Visigoth period, together with a replica of a coin stamped in Catoira, and another panel on the “rolled sign” that Archbishop Xelmírez used to authenticate his documents.
At the end of the 6th century, the Visigoths expelled the Swabians and turned Galicia into a Gothic province. At that stage there are indications of the presence of a mint in Catoira in which coins could be minted. Now you can see in the CACTUS the replica of a gold coin from the time of King Witericus (603-609) that bears the word CATORA inscribed on the reverse.
The panel above Xelmírez’s signature graphically reproduces the characteristic “rolled sign” used by the archbishop since 1115 as a symbol of authority in his documents.
The registration period for summer activities for girls/boys from the town is open.
There will be two modes:
• Recreational-educational activities: from 3 to 10 years.
• Sports activities: from 6 to 14 years old.
Recipients: girls/boys registered in this municipality who are between 3-14 years old*.
Normal hours: Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Extended hours: Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 14:00.
Place: public school and municipal sports pavilion.
Prices :
• Normal hours: 15 euros/month.
• Extended hours: 25 euros/month.
Period: June 1-24, 2022.
Registration: Department of social services of the town hall.
*with three years only girls/boys who were schooled in C.P.I. in the 2021/22 school year will be admitted.
Last Saturday, Catoira hosted a conference organized by the group from Vilagarcia, “Mesa das verbas”, dedicated to the poet from Catoira, Baldomero Isorna Casal.
The day began in the morning at the Torres de Oeste site. In the Chapel of Santiago they recited some poems and recalled the figure of Faustino Rey Romero, also a poet, who together with Baldomero Isorna -both members of the Ateneo del Ullán- were the promoters of the celebration of the Viking Fest. They then took a guided tour of the Torres de Oeste Cultural Activation Center. In the afternoon, the mayor, Alberto García, presented the recital that took place in the Celso Emilio Ferreiro room. The rianxeiro Xesús Santos was in charge of making a semblance of the Catoirense poet.
In addition to some poems from “Campanas de palo” and “Voz en blanco”, Isorna’s two publications, compositions by some members of the Table were also recited.
