428-year-old Feast of Corpus Christi sweeps through the historic stone streets of Toledo, Spain
After weeks of preparation, the Catholic Church celebrated its most important festival, Corpus Christi, in the famous and historic city of Toledo, Spain.
Numerous festivities are organized by the various confraternities and guilds the day before Corpus Christi. There is a modest parade of giants and bigheads in the afternoon that includes the Tarasca, a mythical beast, and is accompanied by musicians. | Photo courtesy of Xochilth Rodríguez
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Today’s photo gallery comes from Xochilth Rodriguez of Spain. It featuresphotos from what is considered the most popular and well known Corpus Christi festivities in all of Spain. According to Fascinating Spain, “The oldest evidence of this Corpus Christi festival in the city of Toledo dates back to the 14th century. However, references to the procession can be traced back to 1595.”
Pope Urban IV established Corpus Christi on September 8, 1264, using a papal decree
All photos are courtesy of Xochilth Rodriguez.
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Honduran journalist with more than 12 years of experience in the media. A communication and advertising sciences graduate of the University of San Pedro Sulha, Xochilth has worked on different radio and television channels and taught at the university level. She currently collaborates as an editor of a digital newspaper.
Honduran journalist with more than 12 years of experience in the media. A communication and advertising sciences graduate of the University of San Pedro Sulha, Xochilth has worked on different radio and television channels and taught at the university level. She currently collaborates as an editor of a digital newspaper.