it seems there's a procession here every week for some feast or festival or religious ceremony. last Sunday as i was passing through the central plaza i saw the preparation for a procession from the main cathedral so i waited around to see what was coming. it was a big one for the Holy Day of the Immaculate Conception which isn't actually until Friday.
i don't know why the procession would be on Sunday if the holy day is on Friday but i'm going to take a guess. there are so many churches in this 1KM square town that they have to share the holiest of the statues and so this statue of the immaculate conception gets paraded to a different church each day.it's difficult to capture the moment with just a few photos. there were bombas [mega firecrackers] and music and candles and a lot of people wearing medals. think mardi gras if you've ever been there. it's a huge honor to be one of the people carrying the statutes and in some cases they charge money.
ps if you don't know what the immaculate conception is you need to google it or ask a catholic.
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