Saturday, April 09, 2005

Cucuruchus NOT Cucarachas


During Semana Santa (Holy Week) Cucuruchus carry these floats called "Andas". Each man must pay for each block that he is privaledged to carry the float. The "icon" that is on this anda is called "SeƱor Sepultado" It is over 500 years old and depicts Jesus in the tumb. (i.e. the glass coffin. Each anda depicts a different scene of the suffering of Jesus.

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