Margarita Island is finalizing the details for the festivity of its patron saint with a clearly floral accent: the image will be adorned with 4.000 stems of white orchids that will set the tone for the celebration and the processional route.
These flowers, chosen for their symbolism of purity and devotion, will arrive at the basilica on Monday, September 8, the central day of the events that also commemorate the anniversary of the canonical coronation.
Star flower: 4.000 white orchids
This year's arrangement opts for a luminous set in light tones: white orchids predominate and are added lilies and a pastel color palette designed to enhance the dress in the image without overloading the whole.
According to the organizers, the flowers have been brought from Colombia to ensure sufficient quantity and a uniform finish, so that the niche and the float display a coherent aesthetic during the procession.
The ornamentation of the niche It has been designed so that the flowering forms layers and points of light, taking care of the height and density so that the face and hands stand out clearly.
With this selection, we seek a serene and clean presence in which the visual thread act as a visual thread throughout the offering.
The craftsman behind the design
Margarita native José RodrÃguez, a reference in this work, once again assumes responsibility for the decoration, a task he has been performing for a long time. 28 years and which is defined as a service to the patron saint.
In statements offered to local media, RodrÃguez announced that the image will feature a montage of orchids and lilies in light tones, with a chromatic treatment that will emphasize the clothing and the features of the figure.
The decorator emphasizes that this long career has allowed him to refine aesthetic and technical criteria, and that the objective is for the image look splendid the big day of the celebration.
Tradition, faith and projection
The square of the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Valley It will be the center of the events, attended by thousands of faithful who come from different parts of the country to pay tribute to the patron saint of eastern Venezuela and of fishermen.
In addition to the floral arrangement, the day will include masses, processions and expressions of popular faith which are part of a deeply rooted tradition in the region's religious calendar.
Devotion crosses borders: in Spain, United States and Argentina Meetings and offerings are also organized around the devotion, in parallel to what happens in Margarita.
In all these spaces, the distintive mark They have become a distinctive seal that unites the community of believers around the same symbolic language.
With the combination of a sober design, the prominence of coherent and emotional floral offering and the work of José RodrÃguez, the celebration is aimed at presenting a coherent and emotional floral offering that accompanies one of the most multitudinous religious events in the country.
