Photos of Fiesta de la Cruz
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My favourite! Of course this is the international year of astronomy.
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The kids' cross beside the one above. This is GranTeCan, the (Big Canarian Telescope) which will open this year.
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The Centro de Niña Jaubert (a home for mentally handicapped adults) produced this old fashioned cheese factory.
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And the cross the handicapped people did by themselves. The decoration is pasta, sprayed gold.
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Cruz de la Pasión. At fist I thought the background was needlepoint done in very thick wool. It's actually tiny screws of paper.
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And in Santa Cruz, there's a street full of mayos again. We counted 332 of them. This time, the top end is full of Carnival mayos . This is the sardine's funeral. at the real event, some men dress as women. This guy obviously couldn't cope with alcohol and high-heeled shoes together.
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Farther down, there's a protest. These are the top politicians on the island, cutting up a cake of La Palma, and the sign reads "And in LA Palma there's 9,000 unemployed."
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And a nearby school had mayos too. I wonder if this represents a real person?
And in the afternoon there was a religious procession.
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Some of the people following the cross were in clothes that must have been traditional centuries ago.
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Labels: Breña Alta, Breña Baja, Fiesta de la Cruz, La Palma, Santa Cruz
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