Holy Thursday

Getting our sea legs now in this new time zone. Did I mention that I don’t do jet lag well? Went out wandering in the old city after breakfast. Visited a 12th century Arab home restored into a museum. Got down to the main square to see parts of a procession for the Last Supper, the Angel of the Eucharist , and the Virgin Mary. This time we sussed out a good location ahead on the route and had a good view. It became clear how important this is to the people involved and the people watching.
After dinner we went out for a walk and encountered another procession portraying the rest of the Passion of Christ; the garden, arrest , scourging, and crucifixion. We stayed and watched, you couldn’t get through the crowds and past the procession if you wanted.
Then, walking home we ran into the crowds and another procession for the Virgin Mary. They just kept coming!
There is a procession starting just after midnight tonight, and one starting at 5:00 AM inside the old city that’s supposed to be impressive. We’re going to try to get up in time to catch the tail end of it. We’ll see if that works out! If we miss it there are 3 more after that.Meer informatie