Duh! I didn't catch that the procession was on Aug 15; I thought is was just recently.
The feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is indeed a major religious festival in many Roman Catholic countries. We discovered that yeas ago when we visited Zermatt on August 15. They refer to it as Mariä Himmelfahrt, and it is a major event in that part of Switzerland (which produced most of the Vatican's Swiss Guards). In addition to special masses and religious processions, they have a huge folk festival with music, beer, singing, beer, dancing, beer, food, and beer.The festival included a competition among dozens of Alpenhorn groups, which then paraded through the Village. As if the mountain wasn't enough excitement for a sleepy mountain town. https://www.feiertagskalender.ch/index.php?geo=2859 https://www.zermatt.ch/en/Events/Top-Events/Folklore-Festival Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jun 29, 2019 at 1:20 AM Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, Rick, here's the answer: > > https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/common/assumption > > Alan C > > On 28-Jun-19 03:34 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > > John, > > > > That is a very clever thought. > > > > Alas, it is the Church de Santo Tomas, and there are about 15 Saint > Thomases listed in Wikipedia. I looked at several articles about the > church, and none say which St. Thomas it was. “Santo Tomas” and “Saint > Thomas” score no Google hits with “May 19”. > > > > Sigh. > > > > Rick > > > >> On Jun 27, 2019, at 3:04 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> On 6/26/2019 21:48:05, Rick Womer wrote: > >>> As we were returning to our hotel in Toledo, we found our way blocked > by a > >>> fairly long procession. I suspect that it started at a large church at > the > >>> top of the hill. > >>> The desk staff at the hotel (very nearby) didn’t know what the > occasion was, > >>> and I was able to learn nothing from Señor Google. Professor Wikipedia > says > >>> that rosemary (fastened to sticks in the last couple of images) can be > a > >>> symbol of remembrance in European funerals, but the atmosphere of this > crowd > >>> was festive rather than funereal. > >>> Comments and enlightenment welcome! > >>> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Spain-2019/Toledo-Procession/ > >>> Rick > >> I can't actually see the photos because the internet is being an > asshole this afternoon, but a few thoughts occur ... > >> > >> Who is the patron saint of the large church on the hill? When is that > saint's day? > >> > >> -- > >> Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > >> Religion - Answers we must never question. > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
