Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/04/11

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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 11/4/2013: Santa Faz characters
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:48:06 +0200

Santa Faz is a local holiday in Alicante, and the name of a monastery in the 
suburb San Juan. The monastery houses an important relic, a piece of cloth 
used to wipe the face of Jesus while he was on the cross. Once a year, a 
large procession (tens of thousands of people) walks from the cathedral in 
the centre of town to the monastery, where the relic is brought outside and 
a mass is held on the square in front of the church. It is a local holiday. 
Besides the religious aspect, the event is an excuse to have an all-day 
fiesta. I went to have a look this morning and took lots of pictures. Three 
of them are here.

The man with the big dog and a tasteful t-shirt:
http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=2451742301&k=2NZczpq&lb=1&s=O

The man with the big belly and tasty snacks:
http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=2451742372&k=8j4Pxbk&lb=1&s=O

Young girls with the traditional vehicle for transporting the booze and 
picnic supplies to the beach:
http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=2451742833&k=sjz6bhF&lb=1&s=O

More to come.

Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
http://www.frozenlight.eu
http://www.greatpix.eu
PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/

YNWA











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