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After two years absent due to the pandemic, the you swear to the flag return to Barcelona. And they will do it as usual in recent years: hanging the “full capacity” sign in the El Bruch barracks and with a waiting list. will be 600 the people who on Saturday will seal their commitment to the banner in an act organized by the 63rd Infantry Regiment “Barcelona”, which is part of the celebrations of the Armed Force Day (May 28) and which will be followed by others in Catalonia for which tickets have also been sold out.
Specifically, as sources from the Army have confirmed in Barcelona, ”the response from citizens has been very good” and although the quota of sworn has already been covered, “We continue to receive requests”. Hence they already have one of waiting list in case there were last-minute cancellations in this edition and, above all, for next year, ensuring that all those who have been left out for Saturday’s event will be directly invited to the next one. For this reason, on its Twitter profile, the Army General Inspection Barracks, based in Barcelona, expressed its gratitude for “the commitment of the Catalans with the Spanish flag».
The Army emphasizes that good reception because, among other reasons, it is not about repeating citizens, but new ones, since since 2017 Defense requires that at least 25 years have passed so that a person can renew the oath before the national ensign. Only in Barcelona have they sworn flag nearly 4,000 civilians since 2014.
no kiss
Of course, this time it will not be possible touch or kiss the flag, as usual. Since the Ministry of Defense resumed this type of act in September of last year after being suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, the sworn can only do “a nod” before the ensign to show commitment.
Sold out the 600 places for the Flag Swearing on the 14th of #mayo in the barracks of “El Bruch” #BCN with motif of #DIFAS. We appreciate the commitment of the Catalans with the Spanish flag and we summon all those who have not obtained a place for next year. pic.twitter.com/3ID9UHGjc0
– IGE_ET (@IGE_ET) May 6, 2022
But this is not the only act with which the Armed Forces seek to have «more visibility» in Catalonia and, as before the pandemic, they have organized a series of activities for the end of the month as part of their Big Day beyond the classic ones open days that fill military installations with onlookers.
A) Yes, on the 26th they will hold a concert at the Palau de la Música in Barcelona which will be chaired by the Army Chief of Staff (JEME), General Amador Enseñat y Berea. and they have already 2,000 tickets sold out to listen to the music unit of the Infantry Regiment “Immemorial of the King” nº1. An act that every year also hangs the “complete” sign. In June they have also scheduled another concert in Tarragona with a capacity of 1,200 people and last week they covered the more than 1,000 seats in another performance by the music unit of the General Inspectorate of the Army in lerida.
We appreciate the interest of the more than 1000 people who came to share the music with excerpts from the military history of #Lleidapaying special attention to Gaspar de Portolá or the Mountain Units. pic.twitter.com/4gJZLfHWUo
– IGE_ET (@IGE_ET) May 5, 2022
Another of the main dishes for the last days of the month will be the visit of a Navy ship: the patrol boat «Infanta Cristina», which will dock in the port of the city between days 27 and 29 for the locals to visit. A new massive influx of public is expected, just like last March, when thousands of people waited in endless queues to visit the training ship “Juan Sebastian de Elcano”who returned to Barcelona after 18 years.
