Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Santa Faz is a local holiday in Alicante, and the name of a monastery in the suburb San Juan. The monastery houses an important relic, a piece of cloth used to wipe the face of Jesus while he was on the cross. Once a year, a large procession (tens of thousands of people) walks from the cathedral in the centre of town to the monastery, where the relic is brought outside and a mass is held on the square in front of the church. It is a local holiday. Besides the religious aspect, the event is an excuse to have an all-day fiesta. I went to have a look this morning and took lots of pictures. Three of them are here. The man with the big dog and a tasteful t-shirt: http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=2451742301&k=2NZczpq&lb=1&s=O The man with the big belly and tasty snacks: http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=2451742372&k=8j4Pxbk&lb=1&s=O Young girls with the traditional vehicle for transporting the booze and picnic supplies to the beach: http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=2451742833&k=sjz6bhF&lb=1&s=O More to come. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA