Sagunto urges the Valencian Government to list its Holy Week as cultural heritage
Sagunto's City Council plenary has approved a motion urging the Valencian Government to start the process to declare the Semana Santa Saguntina a Cultural Heritage Asset.
Sagunto's City Council plenary has approved a motion urging the Generalitat Valenciana (Valencian Government) to open the process to declare the Semana Santa Saguntina (Sagunto's Holy Week) a Bien de Interés Cultural (Cultural Heritage Asset, the highest heritage protection status in Spain). The aim is to give official recognition and protection to one of the municipality's most deeply rooted traditions, linked to Puerto de Sagunto and its brotherhoods. If it goes ahead, the listing would strengthen the promotion and safeguarding of this religious and cultural celebration. In Spain, the Cultural Heritage Asset status protects both movable and immovable historic heritage; in 2017 there were around 30,400 listed assets, and the power to grant this status generally lies with the regional governments in their own territories, which is why the council is asking the Valencian Government to start the process (Wikipedia). This information was released by elperiodic.com.