[Leica] IMG: Santa Faz, or an 8 km walk with 100, 000 of my closest friends

[Don Dory]

Solid reporting as always.  Seems like a way to control the spred of bamboo.

On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 11:57 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 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 botellón, 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.
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> 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:
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> https://www.greatpix.eu/Santa-Faz-2019/
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> As always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated.
>
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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> Alicante, Spain
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