The pix were taken May 19. Rick
On Sat, Jun 29, 2019 at 08:03 Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
