Thanks, Nathan. Although less of a religious participation, I suspect that the
fiesta serves a traditional purpose, to help comfort a community with problems.
I write this after hearing of the dreadful rate of unemployment in Spain.
And the sunshine will help to keep people cheerful . . .
Chris
On 11 Apr 2013, at 18:32, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The Santa Faz monastery is eight kilometres from the centre of Alicante.
> Inside, there is a relic brought from the Vatican in the 15th century which,
> according to popular tradition, is the veil with which Veronica wiped the
> blood from Jesus’ face on the way to the Calvary. Every year, thousands of
> people head there on a pilgrimage from Alicante on the second Thursday after
> Easter Sunday, and it is one the city’s most tradicional local fiestas. The
> event is basically religious, but for most of the participants it is more
> about local tradition and just having fun. The event is in the morning (the
> procession starts at 8 a.m. from the cathedral), and since I have the day off
> (all shops and offices are closed today), I was able to process the images
> and put up a selection immediately upon returning home:
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/Other/Santa-Faz-2013
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