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Tuesday, 28 April 2009

Our Lady of Monserrat

Yesterday was the fiesta of Our Lady of Monserrat in Los Sauces. They held a special mass, followed by a procession with the statue. Religious art isn't really my thing, but it's a beautiful statue.

The procession follows a fairly long route: the building in the background is the church, and they're just beginning. I had to miss the rest of the procession and the loa (see yesterday) due to a previous commitment.

Procession for Our Lady of Monserrat, Los Sauces, La Palma

Procession for Our Lady of Monserrat, Los Sauces, La Palma

Labels: fiestas, La Palma, loa, Los Sauces, Our Lady of Monserrat, procession

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Monday, 27 April 2009

Fiesta in Los Sauces tonight

Today is a local holiday in Los Sauces, for the fiesta or Our Lady of Monserrat. Other than the day off work, it's a purely religious festival. Tonight at 6:30 pm they'll be a special mass in the church (the big church on the main square on the main street - very easy to find.) This will be followed by a procession with the statue of Our Lady, and then a loa.

A loa is absolutely nothing to do with the voodoo loas. In Spain, it's a musical dialogue between two singers, usually dressed in costume. I believe at Los Sauces, they're traditionally dressed as angels, and it's very pretty.

Labels: fiestas, La Palma, loa, Los Sauces, Our Lady of Monserrat