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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Good Friday in Alicante
From: imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)
Date: Sun, 1 May 2022 14:14:12 +0100
References: <7A7085A5-6BFA-46B6-9A93-85192F58FB42@frozenlight.eu>

Pretty cool stuff there, Nathan, and the Spanish have been doing this 
long before the Klan indulged in a bit of cultural appropriation as is 
their wont. Even the Ramones complained about it - "The KKK took my baby 
away"

I like the appraising look from the woman holding the two woodwind 
instruments. I was going to say clarinettist, but I don't really know 
woodwinds that much. I also liked "A smile for my efforts", but every 
one of the photos was interesting and gives a fascinating glimpse into 
Spanish traditions.

Douglas

On 01/05/2022 11:21, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> The long flight across the Atlantic the other day gave me time to finally 
> process my images from Semana Santa. This year was the first time since 
> Easter 2019 that the usual processions could take place, and this was 
> something that many people really anticipated. These celebration are a mix 
> of religious devotion and local tradition (and fiesta), I suspect that for 
> many people the latter aspect is more important than the former. Certainly 
> this is the case for me.
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> This year, I went to the centre in the evening of Good Friday, the most 
> important part of Easter week since this was the day of the crucifixion, 
> arguably the most important day in the Christian calendar. I took the tram 
> to the city, knowing that parking and driving would be a major challenge, 
> and indeed it was even more crowded than in a normal year. I went early, 
> and so the first part of the gallery is in colour, but once darkness fell 
> and the processions began, I switched to B&W because I think those images 
> are better that way. A gallery of about 40 images is here:
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> https://www.greatpix.eu/Viernes-Santo-2022/
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> Regarding the headgear, my son (who lives in New Jersey and whom I will 
> see on Tuesday) had this comment: ?This is the time of year when everyone 
> looks at Spain and asks WTF??
>
> Comments welcome and appreciated as always.
>
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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