"During Holy Week thousands of pilgrims journey to El Santuario de Chimayó, a tiny shrine in northern New Mexico. They leave from their homes, or their cars parked on the roadside, to walk 10, 20, 30, or even 100 miles to reach Chimayo. In the darkness before Good Friday, pilgrims line the highways north of Santa Fe carrying crosses and glow sticks. By Easter Sunday tens of thousands of worshipers pass through the doors of the little chapel, built almost 200 years ago on a site that is sacred to many Pueblo Indians and descendants of Spanish settlers." It took hours to get there and the line to get into the chapel was so long. It really was amazing to see the strength of the faith that brought all of these people here yesterday.
5 comments:
Randy, this is a GREAT photo that clearly shows the Passion Week activity that demonstrates the way New Mexicans honour their faith. It's truly amazing, isn't it? Your composition with the Sanctuario in the middle of the photo is excellent.
A wonderful posting for Good Friday! We participated in a Crosswalk yesterday which is on my EAGAN blog today!
Happy Easter to you and yours
Wow, Randy, this is an amazing photograph and wonderful observation. I kept looking at the photo and imagining it as a painting.
Wow, this church and the whole architecture is so exotic for me... I'm always reminded of old westerns when I see some of your photos. And yet, the customs around Easter are just a bit different than they are here...
I know that this place is often the subject of painting. Something about your photo looks like a painting, too. Nice composition.
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