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