Freitag, April 14, 2006

Blowing in the wind

Imagine a very narrow street in a small spanish town around midnight. Full moon. And all of a sudden this music "Blowing in the wind", played by an orchestra.
What is it? Well, it's Jueves Santos, Holy Thursday. And the procession only began. The statues of Mary and Jesus are carried through the streets in a solemn march. Hundreds of children, women and men of the brotherhood are disguised in violet robes and hoods leaving only the eyes to be seen, like ku-kux-klan.
Then the huge platforms with the saints, carried by fifty men each, at least. They are made to just about pass through the streets. Underneath small boys with oldfashioned water potery to refresh the carriers.
After five hours of walking and carrying the enormous weight, stopping every hundred meters, at around 4 o'clock the members of the brotherhood bring the statues back into their small chapel, waiting for Easter festivities the next day.

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