http://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowplay/tags/easterweek/ Fri, 09 May 2008 11:44:09 -0700 Fri, 09 May 2008 11:44:09 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3793/buddyicons/82834642@N00.jpg?1369857481#82834642@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowplay/tags/easterweek/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowplay/2478193499/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/shadowplay/">shadowplay</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowplay/2478193499/" title=""><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2202/2478193499_a978e8c997_m.jpg" width="240" height="167" alt="" /></a></p> Fri, 09 May 2008 11:44:09 -0700 2008-03-16T16:34:13-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (shadowplay) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2478193499 shadowplay texture stone mexico mask judas semanasanta tzintzuntzan negscan easterweek http://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowplay/2350675368/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/shadowplay/">shadowplay</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowplay/2350675368/" title="Semana Santa, Tzintzuntzan, Mexico"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3214/2350675368_72c802cc53_m.jpg" width="240" height="138" alt="Semana Santa, Tzintzuntzan, Mexico" /></a></p> <p>[Best viewed large to see the expression on the face of the little girl in the bus.]<br /> <br /> Some years ago, I was a fairly frequent visitor to Mexico generally, but more specifically to a small village in the highlands of Michoacan to witness their Semana Santa or Holy Week. Unlike Easter celebrations elsewhere, in the village of Tzintzuntzan, there is a rich, vibrant, complex week of celebrations, processions and ritual. Tarascan, pre-Columbian rituals have been grafted onto the Catholic orthodoxy creating a vivid spectacle.<br /> <br /> Last year I was in a small village in northern Mexico, a magical place called Real de Catorce. While much different from what goes on in Tzintzuntzan, it has some of the elements. Here you can find a video I put together last year:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.veoh.com/videos/v405559ggHnxwSG">www.veoh.com/videos/v405559ggHnxwSG</a></p> Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:01:59 -0700 2008-03-20T17:02:14-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (shadowplay) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2350675368 Semana Santa, Tzintzuntzan, Mexico <p>[Best viewed large to see the expression on the face of the little girl in the bus.]<br /> <br /> Some years ago, I was a fairly frequent visitor to Mexico generally, but more specifically to a small village in the highlands of Michoacan to witness their Semana Santa or Holy Week. Unlike Easter celebrations elsewhere, in the village of Tzintzuntzan, there is a rich, vibrant, complex week of celebrations, processions and ritual. Tarascan, pre-Columbian rituals have been grafted onto the Catholic orthodoxy creating a vivid spectacle.<br /> <br /> Last year I was in a small village in northern Mexico, a magical place called Real de Catorce. While much different from what goes on in Tzintzuntzan, it has some of the elements. Here you can find a video I put together last year:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.veoh.com/videos/v405559ggHnxwSG">www.veoh.com/videos/v405559ggHnxwSG</a></p> shadowplay bus window mexico saints purse procession semanasanta tzintzuntzan easterweek http://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowplay/2347760829/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/shadowplay/">shadowplay</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowplay/2347760829/" title="Semana Santa, Tzintzuntzan, Mexico"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2035/2347760829_da1ab59687_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="Semana Santa, Tzintzuntzan, Mexico" /></a></p> <p>Some years ago, I was a fairly frequent visitor to Mexico generally, but more specifically to a small village in the highlands of Michoacan to witness their Semana Santa or Holy Week. Unlike Easter celebrations elsewhere, in the village of Tzintzuntzan, there is a rich, vibrant, complex week of celebrations, processions and ritual. Tarascan, pre-Columbian rituals have been grafted onto the Catholic orthodoxy creating a vivid spectacle.<br /> <br /> Last year I was in a small village in northern Mexico, a magical place called Real de Catorce. While much different from what goes on in Tzintzuntzan, it has some of the elements. Here you can find a video I put together last year:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.veoh.com/videos/v405559ggHnxwSG">www.veoh.com/videos/v405559ggHnxwSG</a></p> Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:35:13 -0700 2008-03-18T15:02:46-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (shadowplay) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2347760829 Semana Santa, Tzintzuntzan, Mexico <p>Some years ago, I was a fairly frequent visitor to Mexico generally, but more specifically to a small village in the highlands of Michoacan to witness their Semana Santa or Holy Week. Unlike Easter celebrations elsewhere, in the village of Tzintzuntzan, there is a rich, vibrant, complex week of celebrations, processions and ritual. Tarascan, pre-Columbian rituals have been grafted onto the Catholic orthodoxy creating a vivid spectacle.<br /> <br /> Last year I was in a small village in northern Mexico, a magical place called Real de Catorce. While much different from what goes on in Tzintzuntzan, it has some of the elements. Here you can find a video I put together last year:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.veoh.com/videos/v405559ggHnxwSG">www.veoh.com/videos/v405559ggHnxwSG</a></p> shadowplay kids mexico mask judas semanasanta tzintzuntzan easterweek http://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowplay/2343285181/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/shadowplay/">shadowplay</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowplay/2343285181/" title="Semana Santa, Tzintzuntzan, Mexico"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2029/2343285181_b638b74d80_m.jpg" width="240" height="167" alt="Semana Santa, Tzintzuntzan, Mexico" /></a></p> <p>Some years ago, I was a fairly frequent visitor to Mexico generally, but more specifically to a small village in the highlands of Michoacan to witness their Semana Santa or Holy Week. Unlike Easter celebrations elsewhere, in the village of Tzintzuntzan, there is a rich, vibrant, complex week of celebrations, processions and ritual. Tarascan, pre-Columbian rituals have been grafted onto the Catholic orthodoxy creating a vivid spectacle.<br /> <br /> Last year I was in a small village in northern Mexico, a magical place called Real de Catorce. While much different from what goes on in Tzintzuntzan, it has some of the elements. Here you can find a video I put together last year:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.veoh.com/videos/v405559ggHnxwSG">www.veoh.com/videos/v405559ggHnxwSG</a></p> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:47:39 -0700 2008-03-16T16:34:45-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (shadowplay) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2343285181 Semana Santa, Tzintzuntzan, Mexico <p>Some years ago, I was a fairly frequent visitor to Mexico generally, but more specifically to a small village in the highlands of Michoacan to witness their Semana Santa or Holy Week. Unlike Easter celebrations elsewhere, in the village of Tzintzuntzan, there is a rich, vibrant, complex week of celebrations, processions and ritual. Tarascan, pre-Columbian rituals have been grafted onto the Catholic orthodoxy creating a vivid spectacle.<br /> <br /> Last year I was in a small village in northern Mexico, a magical place called Real de Catorce. While much different from what goes on in Tzintzuntzan, it has some of the elements. Here you can find a video I put together last year:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.veoh.com/videos/v405559ggHnxwSG">www.veoh.com/videos/v405559ggHnxwSG</a></p> shadowplay leica angel easter mexico tmax3200 praying plastic ritual noctilux tarpaulin semanasanta waterproof drizzle tzintzuntzan holyweek negscan easterweek