Good Friday 2013
Return: Tram to Santa Cruz, 111 [Las Americas] to Las Chafiras, Taxi to Los Abrigos.
On Good Friday 2012 I went to Adeje for the 'Passion Play' (see my blog and photo album) which has become an annual event. At the time I attempted to catch the bus up to La Laguna to see the contrasting formal processions held in the north of tBushe island but failed and remained in Adeje for the evening procession. As I have remained on the island I decided to go north this year to experience the more formal Easter traditions so this piece was to have been titled 'Good Friday in La Laguna' however on arrival in Santa Cruz I was made aware that the Iglesia De La Conception was open due to their own processions occurring that day. This gave me a unique opportunity to have a look around the interior and photograph some of the icons used in their procession before travelling on to La Laguna.
Incidentally TITSA are now publishing the timetable at the motorway bus stop at San Isidiro but I would treat this as a rough guide as much depends on the volume of traffic around Las Americas/Los Cristianos and the number of passengers waiting at the airport.
The main procession in La Laguana commences at 17:00 hours departing from Iglesia De La Conception at La Laguna. In about two years time this may have moved back to the main cathedral as the restoration work is due to be completed (mentioned it one of my other blogs).
Various 'brotherhoods' form up in surrounding streets and join in with the main procession leaving the Iglesia. It is possible that these represent surrounding churches. I have the impression that the brotherhoods relate to our 'guilds' in the UK (brotherhood – masonry ???). Now there is a mixture of male and female in the hooded regalia but in the past this was a male domain.
The sleeves of the cloaks bare different embroidered badges which also allude to the nature of the brotherhood. The devout walk barefoot and the children carry the various symbols of the brotherhoods on cushions along with chalices representing frankincense and the oils with which the body of Jesus was anointed. The procession takes some two hours with many brass bands including the military and police. Later another 'solemn' procession will take place which is silent.
The traditional end to the event is 'churros and hot chocolate' unfortunately everyone has the same idea at about the same time!View my 'Good Friday 2013' Photo Album
P.S. My 'Carnaval 2013' blog is still under constuction.
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