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Re: [OM] IMG: Santa Faz 2013

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Santa Faz 2013
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:40:54 +0100
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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