“Santa Faz” means “Holy Face” in Valenciano. Depending on the context, it
refers to a local holiday falling on the second Thursday after Easter, or to a
monastery of that name, located in San Juan, a suburb north of Alicante. In
that monastery is housed an important relic, a cloth supposedly used to wipe
Jesus’s face on the cross. Every year, a huge procession walks the 8 km from
the cathedral in the centre of Alicante to the monastery, where the relic is
placed on the square outside the church and Mass is held. This year about
350,000 people participated; some are motivated by religion, for many others it
is just part of local folklore and an excuse to have a party afterwards, and
for me it is obviously a nice photo opportunity. So this year I walked about
half of the route and took some pictures:
https://www.fotocycle.dk/paws/?page_id=4655
There are also some beach images, and my late mother’s Magic Cactus is back
with the first flower of the year.
As always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated.
Nathan
Nathan Wajsman
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http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
http://www.greatpix.eu
http://www.frozenlight.eu
@nwajsman.bsky.social
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