[Leica] Nathan's PAD 29/9/2019: a delightful surprise during my bike ride

[Nathan Wajsman]

I wanted to do a ride with decent distance and climbing today, so I decided to cycle to the town of Relleu, a round trip of 63 km with about 1000 meters of climbing. The weather was great, not much wind, so a very enjoyable ride overall. But the nice part was what I found in Relleu. The town/village (about 1100 inhabitants) were celebrating their fiestas patronales, a mix of the Moros y Cristianos common around here, and a celebration of the town’s patron saint. I got an idea that something out of the ordinary was going on when the street where I usually buy my Coke looked like this:
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mv2j8Jj/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mv2j8Jj/A>

The people, young and old, were dressed up for the occasion (note another confused cyclist in the background):
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-MGmRkz3/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-MGmRkz3/A>

The outfits were, well, different:
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-v4MXDVb/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-v4MXDVb/A>

A sort of ritual dance was performed in front of the church:
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Qk6cP6S/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Qk6cP6S/A>

The parade had a somewhat agricultural theme, even though there is not much agriculture in the area, aside from some goats and olive trees:
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-NV4Vk3q/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-NV4Vk3q/A>

In any event, it was all very nice and colourful, and it made me take a 30 minute break just to take it all in:
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-NNfswF8/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-NNfswF8/A>


So cycling is good for my health, and also good for my photography and appreciation of the local traditions.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman

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