Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good stuff, Nathan. I'm going with "Fuel is Needed" as the varying expressions make it. I like the bare foot pilgrims too - a nice show of committment to their god... Over here, at the tail end of July, we have a procession that climbs Croagh Patrick mountain in the west of Ireland, and many pilgrims still do it in bare feet. Unlike paved streets, the track up and down the mountain is stony, steep, and unforgiving, and the medical crews have a busy day. Of course, like almost all these customs, it's rooted in paganism and the beginning of the harvest when the god Lugh supplanted the dark god Crom Dubh. Here a link to a pic - not taken by me! https://www.alamy.com/reek-sunday-croagh-patrick-pilgrimage-co-mayo-ireland-image9065166.html Douglas On 05/05/2019 05:56, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Just north of Alicante there is a monastery called Santa Faz (Holy Face), > housing what is supposedly a piece of cloth used to wipe Jesus?s face on > his way to the crucifixion. The relic has not been studied scientifically, > so it is impossible to verify the claim but it does not matter. Every > year, on the second Thursday after Easter, a pilgrimage takes place, > starting at the cathedral in the centre of Alicante and finishing 8 km > later at the monastery. The relic is brought out on this one occasion each > year, mass is said on the square in front of the monastery, and then > people settle down to an early lunch and a well-deserved rest. In past > years, the young people would bring with them stolen shopping carts full > of booze and other supplies, which they would consume on the beach > following the procession (it is a couple of km from the monastery to the > beach). But beginning last year, the police has cracked down on this huge > botell?n, so this year not a single shopping cart was to be seen. The > young people still managed to smuggle some bottles in backpacks etc., but > the drinking binge is much subdued, probably a good thing. > > As is apparent from the above, this event, one of the major dates on the > Alicante calendar, is a mix of tradition, religious devotion and just a > fiesta. I have walked the route on a couple of occasions, but this year, > instead I took my bicycle and the camera in the handlebar bag, which > allowed me to move up and down the procession and document it at various > points. The resulting gallery is here: > > https://www.greatpix.eu/Santa-Faz-2019/ > > As always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information