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The
photos below were taken on Good Friday 2008 in Soller, Mallorca.
More
celebrations from
other countries
A
group of penitents arrives from a nearby village,
walking towards the church to the sound of a hooded drummer
A
confraternity (cofradía) walks out of the church, following their
banner
Penitents
wear a "nazareno" or penitential robe and a hood with conical
tip called "capirote".
The hood hides their face so that they can demonstrate their penance
while still masking their identity
Each
confraternity (cofradía) wears a different colour.
This dress may remind you of the Ku Klux Klan, but its origins date
from medieval times,
and the Ku Klux Klan, ironically anti-religious, copied the style.
The
"Nazarenos" carry processional candles
Some
penitents walk bare-foot or carry shackles and chains on their feet
as penance
A
paso with Mary is carried out of the church. In larger
cities, pasos may be much more elaborate than in Soller.
Flow
of events of Good Friday in Soller :
- arrival of the
cofradías from surrounding villages (ca. 8 pm)
- ceremony in the church
when the statue of Jesus is taken down from the cross and laid
down onto a paso
- the cofradías
walk out of the church, while a brass band is playing, and walk
around the village streets
- the paso with the
statue of Jesus follows the many cofradías, with the brass
band closing the procession. Local people stand on the pavement
and then follow behind the brass band
- the procession goes
back into the church where Jesus is laid into a coffin, thus closing
the reconstitution of the death of Jesus. |
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