In the small Catalan town of Verges, in northeastern Spain, Holy Week acquired a frightening beauty, with residents wearing skeleton costumes and carrying lit tors to perform the centenary “Death Dance”.
Among the participants was the family of Yague Nadal, who prepared for the presentation of Friday (18), which began at midnight, painting their faces, adjusting bone similar fantasies and wearing the children with skeletal and scary costumes.
It was the first time Bernat, 26, entered the dance. “On the one hand, it’s exciting,” he said. “But on the other hand, you also feel a little responsibility, because it’s an important role,” he added.
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Performance is one of the traditions of the oldest and most symbolic Holy Week of Spain, dating back to the fourteenth century (I entered 1301 and 1400), when the black plague plagued Europe. It combines elements of medieval moral pieces with Catholic rituals, remembering the viewers of the inevitable march towards death.
While five skeletal dancers – each holding symbols like a scythe or a non -pointe clock – moved rhythmically to the sound of a lone drum in the Major Plaça, were followed by hooded penitents carrying candles.
In Rua do Caracol, residents put candles made of snail shells on the walls, illuminating the way with a spectral and witchcraft shine.
The procession culminated in the city square, where men dressed as Roman soldiers staged the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The solemn moment of reverence that followed marked the end of the show.
This content was originally published in “Death Dance”: one of Spain’s oldest Holy Week traditions on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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