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Unfortunately “semana santa” will not take place this year due to the corona virus pandemie. Hopefully next year.
All those lives lost will be missed.
Aravan’s wedding is a semi-religious transgender event that takes place in Koovagam near the village of Villupuram in the Tamil month of Chitrai (April/May).
The festival takes place at the Koothandavar Temple dedicated to Aravan (Koothandavar). The participants marry the Lord Koothandavar, thus reenacting an ancient history of Lord Vishnu/Krishna who married him after taking a form of a woman called Mohini. The next day, they mourn the god Koothandavar’s death through ritualistic dances and by breaking their bangles.
The festival also serves as a platform to raise awareness of transgender issues in mainstream society.
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Catholicism is a way of life in Sicily. The re-enactment of Christ’s death at Easter is one of the main events in the religious calendar. Every little village in Sicily has one or several brotherhoods whose members walk the streets displaying religious artefacts and symbols. Each village has their own schedule and processions differ significantly in size and duration. Trapani holds the record where processions continue for a full 24 hours.
Most the the pictures shown in this gallery were taken in Enna. All brotherhoods start around 3 in the afternoon and finish their processions around midnight.
Check the full story here. You may also want to check out “Devoted“.
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