A beautiful feast ...IV, a photo from Leiria, North

Photographer's Note

Ready to start the procession!
This feast dates from the 16th century and it's devoted to Our Lady of the Cage, the patron saint of Cortes, a very small town in the centre of Portugal. According to the legend, a long time ago, some shepherds found the image of our Lady in the surroundings and they built a litte shelter for her, which, according to the legend, looked much like a cage. Today, Our lady has a very beautiful church and every year there is a feast that lasts for several days. One of the highlights is the procession where many women carry little Jesus at the top of their heads, other carry trays. It's not one of the biggest precessions I've seen so far, far from that, but it's surely one of the most beautiful ones.

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jemaflor (147076) 2016-05-08 23:17

Hi Ana,
Another good photo well managed about this feast, good close up, inteesting contrast with this dark BG, light is well captured.

Sergiom (117241) 2016-05-09 6:06

Bonjour Ana,

Une journée où le soleil très fort et très haut offre des contrastes remarquables entre l'ombre et la lumière. Ces chapeaux que l'on porte fièrement sont très beaux.

Amicalement

Serge

Nicou (193806) 2016-05-09 7:38

Hello

quelle image de cette fête quelle compo et protrait de dos et comme elle porte sur la tête cet objet sacré un offrande superbe captage et scène.
Bravo et belle soirée
Nciou

Silvio1953 (221525) 2016-05-09 8:06

Ciao Ana, a fantastic hat, ehcellent clarity, fine details, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

mohammad_H (10178) 2016-05-09 11:55

سلام
تمدن و فرهنگ هر كشور با باورهاي اجتماعي و اداب و رسوم
شات زيبا
بهترين ارزوها براي شما

carlo62 (81265) 2016-05-10 15:40

Ciao Ana
questa foto mi piace molto, la donna e la statua sembrano due piramidi stilizzate una sopra l'altra.
Curiosamente la donna ha il braccio alzato opposto a quello della statua.
Saluti
Carlo