Illustration - Marseille
FRANCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLE. PROCESSION OF MAJOR OR PROCESSION OF AUGUST 15. EACH YEAR IN THE CATHEDRAL OF THE MAJOR, ONE CAN WITNESS THE FULFILLMENT OF A VERY STRONG FOLK TRADITION, BROUGHT FROM SOUTHERN ITALY. FOR THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION, AUGUST 15, THE MARSEILLES CELEBRATE WITH FERVOR AND DEVOTION THE PROCESSION TO OUR LADY. THE GOLDEN VIRGIN LEAVES THE MAJOR TO GO IN PROCESSION, LED BY A GROUP OF MEN IN THE STREETS OF THE OLD PANIER DISTRICT, NEAR THE MIDDLE OF A CROWD OF FOLLOWERS WHO ACCOMPANY HER TO AND BACK. STRINGS AND MESSAGES ARE HUNG ON THE ARM OF THE VIRGIN OF THE MAJOR, CHILDREN ARE PRESENTED TO HER, THE HANDKERCHIEFS BRUSH HER GOLDEN MANTLE (AND ARE HELD UNTIL AUGUST 15 NEXT, BECAUSE THIS PROVIDES PROTECTION) Photo by Gerard Sioen/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM
- Product Code
- ILEA004493945
- Registered date
- 2013/7/15 00:00:00
- Credit
- Abaca Press / Kyodo News Images
- Media source
- Sioen Gerard/Only France/ABACA
- Media size
- 5000 × 3333 pixel
- Resolution
- 72 dpi
- Deployment size
- 4.70(MB)*
- Special instruction
*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.
