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Semana Santa

19 images Created 24 May 2015

The celebration of death, something so typical of Catholicism and specially in the Holy Week, seen here as celebrated in Braga, with it's iconic masked penitents and intense processions.

Read more about it <a href="http://www.joaoalmeidaphotography.com/2015/05/holy-week/">here</a>;.

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  • Terceiros church, in Braga's center, with full bloom flowers in the trees nearby
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  • Window of Braga's Cathedral and the purple Easter decorations
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  • The Death of the Lord mass at Braga's Cathedral, held on on Holy Friday, during Semana Santa
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  • The Foot Washing mass at Braga's Cathedral, held on on Holy Thursday, during Semana Santa
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  • The Death of the Lord mass at Braga's Cathedral, held on on Holy Friday, during Semana Santa
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  • The Death of the Lord mass at Braga's Cathedral, held on on Holy Friday, during Semana Santa
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  • Teoforica procession, an indoor procession performed during the Death of the Lord mass on Good Friday
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  • Teoforica procession, an indoor procession performed during the Death of the Lord mass on Good Friday
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  • Woman leaving a coin in the donation box at the Coimbras chapel, only open during Semana Santa.
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  • School kids playing drums in the center of Braga, they're dressed as Farricoco, the masked penitents of the Ecce Home procession later in the day
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  • Farricocos, the masked penitents of Ecce Homo procession, with the fogaréus: the metal burning baskets.
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  • Start of the Burial of the Lord procession, leaving from Braga's Cathedral
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  • The funebre procession of the Burial of the Lord passing by the streets of Braga
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  • The funebre procession of the Burial of the Lord passing by the streets of Braga
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  • Farricocos, the masked penitents of Ecce Homo procession, with the fogaréus: the metal burning baskets.
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  • People on the street attending Ecce Homo procession
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  • People on the outside religioous merchandise shop attending Ecce Homo procession
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  • Ecce Homo Procession returning to Misericordia church.
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