Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]good start! take it all in for us ric On Apr 11, 2013, at 6:48 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information