Friday, March 29, 2013

Semana Santa in San Pedro 2013

six am street in San Pedro - waiting for the procession
Some alfombras (carpets) have messages
Ingenious use of a wooden husk, painted, the hairy bark, and another plant for spines
watermelon holding candle
carved watermelon, banana plant part in the foreground
Just pure beauty - all plant and fruit parts
They work all night to makes these (hull of porosa plant in the foreground)
carved watermelon (Christ's "initials")
the second anda comes down the steps toward the first carpet
they work all night - this is dyed sawdust
the acolytes and first steps onto the first alfombra
here comes the procession
ahead of the procession
orange halves make flowers
the little boys follow the procession and slip under the anda to help carry
the men help the woman to carry the first anda
Not an easy job - a "sacrifice" for their faith
you see the dyed sawdust carpets more in other pueblos - they use purchased or home-made templates
oranges!
carrots, oranges, and skillfully folded leaves
the front of the procession - the woman, and the men carrying paintings
the different mens and womens groups linethe streets on each side of the alfombras
after the mens and womens groups, the acolytes and then the andas
the second anda, with the Christ figure
a solemn occasion
any beautiful thing
People work all night only to have the carpet destroyed when the andas pass - "that's the sacrifice"
a little tired
filling the template
women carrying the first anda across the first alfombra

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