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Alicante province holds its first ever civil baptism
By m.p. - Nov 16, 2009 - 10:31 AM
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El Borge’s first civil baptism – Público TV
One year old Carles from Pedreguer was named at a ceremony held in Ondara on Sunday
One year old Carles from Pedreguer became the first child in Alicante province to be baptised in a non-religious ceremony at a ceremony held on Sunday to welcome him as a citizen of a democratic society in the spirit of freedom, equality and solidarity.
The event took place in Ondara on the day Carles turned one year old and was officiated by Pedreguer’s Socialist councillor, Silvia Fornés.
Spain’s first civil baptism was in Igualada, Barcelona province in 2004. It’s a practice which dates back to the French Revolution, and the first recorded ceremony took place in Strasbourg in 1790. El Borge, in Málaga province, claims to hold the honour of Spain’s first civil baptism with an official registry, where two month-old David Rando Ouviña was officially named by the village’s Mayor, José Antonio Ponce, this May.
It’s understood from Diario Información that Pedreguer has no such registry as yet.