MANILVA on GOOD FRIDAY

On Good Friday we were working at The Aparthotel so we did not get back to our house till late in the evening so we shot down to the church at midnight and caught the start of the silent procession of the mourners.The pictures below shows the “Costaleros “ just about to lift the “ Pasos” onto their shoulders in the Iglesia Santa Ana Church.They then set off around the village in silence with all the people following,We came back thru the back streets to our house but as we turned the corner we found that “ Bodegon Andaluz” was still open so we stopped for a night-cap!As we came out we saw at the top of our street that the procession was just passing so we took the other pictures below showing the religious brotherhood in all their penitential robes and conicl hats called “Capirotes “ as the “Nazarenos” carrying processional candles stopped to listen to a “Saepas” a lament being sung to the Virgin Mary.The final picture shows the village and the local priest following the “Pasos” back down to the church.