Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Lunes Santo: Cofradía de los Estudiantes

Holy Monday: Cofradía de los Estudiantes. Host church: Iglesia de San Francisco.

I am suggesting, if you haven't already, read the first of the Semana Santa postings: Semana Santa: something else again! to get an understanding of what is happening here.

Cofradía de los Estudiantes carries three tronos. They are Santo Cristo Verde, Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno de la Sangre and the Nuestra Señora la Virgen de la Vera Cruz.

These processions are long affairs, taking many hours. About 100 metes, and not 15 minutes, into tonight's procession and a little tyke, five years old if that, bursts into inconsolable sobbing: ¡Yo tengo hambre! I'm hungry! Harden up kid, if you ever want to grow up and carry one of the trono you bettter not let the big boys of the Cofradía see you crying like that. Mum gave him a packet of potato chips, and that did the trick - for then.

This night was the first sighting of the, at first impression, breath taking KKK-like robes
























































The trono, Santo Cristo Verde, a very large and heavy crucifixion.





















The second trono depicts Christ carrying the cross: Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno de la Sangre































































There are many youngsters sticking it out for hours, doing a remarkably great job.
















This little fellow was still blowing away hours later.





















And the trono that always gets the little old dears dabbing the tears from their eyes, the Virgin. In this case, Nuestra Señora la Virgen de la Vera Cruz.



























































This parade was every bit as big as Sunday night's, however I've tried to reduce too much repetition.

Mad
aka Max

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