Bride, groom, and bridesmaid
I was a little slow getting out to see the crosses this year, but I was glad I made the effort. The traditional crosses were much the same as last year (see https://sheilacrosby.com/fiestas/cruz.php ). But one street in Santa Cruz absolutely delighted me.
Wedding breakfast
For the last few years, it’s been fairly common to have a few mayos or machangos beside the cross. These are giant rag dolls, something like scarecrows or the guys I used to make for bonfire night.
More wedding guests
Well this street in Santa Cruz was full of them. The display just went on and on. I tried to count them, but I got lost somewhere after 200.
More wedding guests
At the bottom end they, had a 1960s wedding, with bride, groom, and lots of guests.
The bride’s mother perhaps?
More wedding guests
Further on, they had people picnicking at the Las Nieves Fiesta.
The picnic
I think he’s hungry, don’t you?
Including one man who had clearly overdone it.
And he was thirsty earlier on
Higher up there was a protest march.
The protest march.
With people watching it.
Watching the march, with the nibbles to hand
Higher up still, I found people fishing in the street.
Hope they got a good catch.
And at the very top, they had an entire Easter parade. (see Holy Week Processions)
Holy Week
No wonder they won first prize!
