During Easter we celebrate the last days of JesusChrist’s life.
What is a procession?A procession is a group ofpeople dressed up with aspecial cone and fabric onit. In the fabric there are twoholes at the height of theeyes, because they put iton the head. We call it hood.They also dress a robe.These people are calledNazarenes.
The thing that we call Saintis a platform with itssculpture.
In the next photo we can seePalm Sunday procession .
The sculpture
Nazarene
Platform
NazareneA Nazarenekids go with across made ofwood.
Adultsnormally havea tulip with a candle inside.
Hood
RobeSash
Tulip
Cross
In this photo you can see some special things we wear in our hands.
This thinghelpsNazarenesto supporttheplatform.Besides,there is abig stickunder theplattformwith smallpillows.Big stick
WHAT IS A
PENITENT?
A penitent is aperson who is sorryfor something he orshe did in the past .
It is also possiblethat this personmade a promisewith the Saint.
Palm SundayOn Palm Sunday, two platforms participate in the procession.
In this case the hood is garnet and the robe is white.
The Borriquilla Our Lady of Hope
Easter MondayOn Easter Monday there is only one platform. In this
case the hood and the robe are black. It´s calledVera Cruz Christ
Holy TuesdayIn this procession there are four platforms.Two
examples are :Medinaceli
Purple robe and
garnet hood
Mary of Hope
White robe and green
hood
Holy Wednesday
It has seven platforms.Two examples are:
The Holy Dinner
White robe and
white hood
Jesus Praying
Purple robe and white
hood
Holy Thursday
In this procession there are eight
platforms.Two examples are:
Jesus tied to a
column
Purple robe and
cane color hood.
Jesus with a cane
Grane robe and
hood
Holy Friday
It has eleven platforms.Two examples are:
Peat
They have a drum or a
kind of trumpet
Jesus Nazarene
Purple robe and
purple hood
Holy Sunday
It has two platforms:
CHRIST AMPARO VIRGIN
White robe and no hoodWhite robe and no hood
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