Lorca: Easter Sunday

Today was another of our very lucky encounters. As we were walking to the Colegiata San Patricio to watch the Easter Sunday procession, we saw a group of people dressed in purple robes assembling. Just as we raised our cameras to get a photo, a man in the group waved vigorously at us. We were afraid we had done something wrong, but no, he was inviting us to come inside what turned out to be the headquarters of one of the six brotherhoods here in Lorca. He told us all about their group, showed us banners and robes with their intricate gold thread embroidery, some of which take 4 years to complete, and a sculpture of the apostles carved in 1700. Then as we were getting ready to leave, he presented Ned with a pin of the confraternity! What a kind, generous man. TLäs mer