El Calvari
We headed off to Pollenca today, as A hadn’t been to the market before. There were some beautiful displays of fruit, vegetables and flowers
My blip is of El Calvari in the town. I’ve copied a bit of information about the site,.
El Calvari not only offers superb views of Pollença, but is also one of the town's most iconic locations thanks to its impressive stairway. It consists of 365 steps, one for each day of the year, and is flanked by cypress trees and fourteen three-metre-high crosses, evoking the ordeal that, according to Christian tradition, Jesus Christ suffered on the way to his crucifixion on Mount Golgotha. In memory of this event, on Good Friday the Calvari steps are the setting for the so-called 'Davallament' (Removal from the Cross), one of the most important events of Mallorca's Easter Week celebrations, where an invaluable carving of Christ is removed from the cross and solemnly paraded down the steps to the Church of Virgen de los Ángeles (patron saint of Pollença). The entire ritual is performed in complete silence and lit only by the torches carried by members of the different brotherhoods.
I imagine it’s very moving.
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