Preserving at 600-Year-Old Lenten Tradition in Southwest France | EUROtoday

On Good Friday, A Strange Procession Takes Place within the Heart of the Catalan City of Perpignan, that TRANSPORTS CUIOUS WATCHERS Back to the fifteenth Century. It is sweet friday. A Hushed Silence Falls Over the Crowd of Spectators because the Head of the Penitents, the Rejust, Rings an Iron Bell to Warn of the Coming Procession. The Sound of the Bell accompanied to Mournful Tambourine Beating A Slow Cadence…

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Preserving a 600-Year-Old Lenten Tradition in Southwest France