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Olvera, Spain - Corpus Christi, June 14th 2015
Corpus Christi is a Catholic holiday that honours the Holy Eucharist. It is also known as the Feast of the ‘Most Holy Body of Christ’, as well as the ‘Day of Wreaths’. Celebrated throughout Spain, it is held in either May or June depending on when Easter occurs; generally on the 8th Sunday after Easter. Today it is still typical for townsfolk to work alongside each other in carpeting the streets of towns and villages with greenery for the solemn Corpus Christi processions that follow. Some people may also set up beautifully decorated altars in the street which the priest - leading one of the processions - is likely to stop at later. All of this adds a special ambiance and solemnity to the occasion. Certainly in Olvera, Corpus Christi is celebrated with great enthusiasm and due reverence. Situated in the north-eastern corner of the Cadiz province and with a population of about 8,500, the beautiful Andalucian town of Olvera is one of the larger "pueblo blancos" (white villages) in the area with white houses, steep and narrow streets leading up to an old Arab fortress at the top of town. Close by is an impressive church, the 'Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación' (the Parish of Our Lady of the Incarnation). There are plenty more photos of Olvera and other Spanish towns/locations if you take a look at my 'Albums' page, www.flickr.com/photos/36623892@N00/sets/ - thank you.
Olvera, Spain - Corpus Christi, June 14th 2015
Corpus Christi is a Catholic holiday that honours the Holy Eucharist. It is also known as the Feast of the ‘Most Holy Body of Christ’, as well as the ‘Day of Wreaths’. Celebrated throughout Spain, it is held in either May or June depending on when Easter occurs; generally on the 8th Sunday after Easter. Today it is still typical for townsfolk to work alongside each other in carpeting the streets of towns and villages with greenery for the solemn Corpus Christi processions that follow. Some people may also set up beautifully decorated altars in the street which the priest - leading one of the processions - is likely to stop at later. All of this adds a special ambiance and solemnity to the occasion. Certainly in Olvera, Corpus Christi is celebrated with great enthusiasm and due reverence. Situated in the north-eastern corner of the Cadiz province and with a population of about 8,500, the beautiful Andalucian town of Olvera is one of the larger "pueblo blancos" (white villages) in the area with white houses, steep and narrow streets leading up to an old Arab fortress at the top of town. Close by is an impressive church, the 'Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación' (the Parish of Our Lady of the Incarnation). There are plenty more photos of Olvera and other Spanish towns/locations if you take a look at my 'Albums' page, www.flickr.com/photos/36623892@N00/sets/ - thank you.