[Leica] IMG: Santa Faz 2026

[Don Dory]

The infestation of American culture with Buz light-year is somewhat
disturbing.

Don
don.dory at gmail.com

On Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 10:49 AM Nathan Wajsman via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> On the second Thursday after Easter, one of the most important events in
> Alicante takes place, the Santa Faz procession. You can read about it here:
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> https://www.barcelo.com/guia-turismo/en/spain/alicante/things-to-do/monastery-santa-faz/
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> This year, about 330,000 people took part in the procession, roughly equal
> to the population of Alicante. In previous years, I have walked at least
> part of the route, but since I came back from a business trip late
> Wednesday night, I just went to the end point of the procession to meet up
> with a couple of people from work and take in the atmosphere. The event is
> a mix of religious devotion and, this being Spain, a fiesta and an outdoor
> market. A small gallery is here:
>
> https://www.greatpix.eu/Santa-Faz-2026
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> The two ladies in the 7th picture are my two German colleagues Alexandra
> and Karin. Having a beer at 10 a.m. is a very Spanish thing to do. We are
> all going native, having lived here for many years. Alexandra was really
> hard core: she walked the 8 km from the centre to the monastery, starting
> at 7 a.m., and she walked back rather than taking a bus (she lives in the
> centre).
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> photo at frozenlight.eu
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