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Semana Santa Festival - Spain Picture


Semana Santa, Merida, Spain
 Holy Week Parade (Easter). The head covering you see in these pictures is called an antifaz (the piece of cloth covering the faces of nazarenos and penitents) and it's held together by the capirote (a cardboard cone inside the antifaz, keeping it upright on the head). The purpose is to keep the identity of sinners secret.
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